Hit the Rev Limiter-Cool!
Tourer
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From: South Dakota
Heard many a rev limiter at the buffalo chip during the Motley Crew concert. Made me cringe every time, it just didn't sound like a good thing to do to a motor. One guys bike popped and died after he did it about 10 times. I know for a fact that bike was not ridden out, pretty sure he blew it. Do as you please but that is not how I will treat my ride. Good luck.
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From: Landrum, SC , elevation 986'
I run to about 6800 RPM's a lot of the time riding solo.....it helps me to get my groove on. lol
My rev limiter will set up to 7500 rpms.
My rev limiter will set up to 7500 rpms.
Last edited by xFreebirdx; Nov 20, 2010 at 08:05 PM. Reason: speeling
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Ideally, shifting just prior to hitting the rev limiter would be the fastest way from point A to point B.
And... hitting the rev limiter isn't the best thing for the motor. The nature of the rev limiter with those quick on-off pulses at WOT and high RPM transmits a lot of shock loads through the engine.
And... hitting the rev limiter isn't the best thing for the motor. The nature of the rev limiter with those quick on-off pulses at WOT and high RPM transmits a lot of shock loads through the engine.
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I would think knowing your bike's torque chart, and shifting to stay in the maximum power band, would be faster. A lot of bikes torque drop off at the higher RPM's, especially stock ones. Different cams/engine builds would all have different points where the optimum shift would be.
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I would think knowing your bike's torque chart, and shifting to stay in the maximum power band, would be faster. A lot of bikes torque drop off at the higher RPM's, especially stock ones. Different cams/engine builds would all have different points where the optimum shift would be.