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Bob,
Nothing wrong. It's a HD. It is about right. Now back off and enjoy it! Say about 70-80 MPH. If you wanted to drive like that you never should have bought a HD. It is not about speed brother.
Your speed is only limited by how high your speedo will go. Remove the 120mph stop peg on the speedo and try it again. As a reference, you could add lines and numbers with a Sharpie on the tank. Color of the sharpies would depend on the color of your tank......
it aint the rev limiter.my 06 dyna has the same 6sp trany. 110mph about 42 to 4300 rpm in 6th gear. 5th will take you to right at120mph at stock rev limit. my buddy has a streetglide his bike peters out right at 120.
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