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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 08:04 AM
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To all you guys out there with a Tacho on your bikes, could you tell me what speed do you travel at in 6th gear with your 96" or 103" motor at 4000 revs?

Alternatively, to avoid trouble with the law, could you tell me what revs your engine is turning when you travel at 80mph in 6th gear ?

If you don't travel that fast just post rev and speed, as long as it is in 6th gear.
pls also indicate if you have a Dyna/Softail or Tourer.

The bizarre question will help a cheap fart like me adjusting the closed loop AFR, as my stile of riding isn't aggressive, I don't rev up the engine while I go through the gears, but I'm curious if at highway speed the bike would still be in open or closed loop. I suspect I use 99% the bike in closed loop, so I don't want to spend a fortune with a proper SERT+ dyno setup or similar, only to adjust the bike for a section of the rev range that I hardly use. What I like is a strong pull at low revs. I'll do the cam and proper tune once I'll be out of warranty on the bike.
Thank you!
 
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