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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 06:17 PM
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My 07 Road King Classic only goes to a 100 mph is there a governor on there?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 06:20 PM
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Is it still accelerating strong up to 100mph?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 06:57 PM
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No governor on speed. My guess is your out of horsepower. My 08 RKC with a 96 would fall on it's *** getting near that speed. The wind resistance is terrible. Now that I had it bumped up to a 103 with cams, it gets to a 100 mph easily.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Joey Metro
Hi, My 07 Road King Classic only goes to a 100 mph is there a governor on there?
Go back up the hill and try again. Push harder this time.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:28 PM
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LOL, It accelerates great then just does 100.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:30 PM
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are Harley's supposed to go 100 mph?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:43 PM
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Anything over 100 cost more $$
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Joey Metro
LOL, It accelerates great then just does 100.
All jokes aside, the way the 07-08 are geared I'm surprised you can reach 100. Seriously.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:56 PM
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Joey, what's the RPMs at 100 mph?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:59 PM
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Sounds about right. When I had my '07 Street Glide, I tried to hit 100 once. I did it, just made it, but I felt like I was on Apollo 13 on re-entry to earth's orbit....
 
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