I have an 06 Street Glide 88 motor. I do have the dyna Tuner thing on it and pipes (true duals) high flow but nothing else as a performance enhancer. I was wondering is there a way to adjust the rev limiter to allow me to accelerate more before it kicks in?
I dont know about stuff like this since I am female and do not have much mechanic experience. I do know however when I get to a certain RPM it kicks in and the bike seems to want to just blog down until I switch gears...

 

You need to shift sooner, provided that you're not talking about hitting the limiter in 5th

 

Does the rev limiter prevent bent valves? And does it hurt to hit it once before 1000 miles? ( I was passing a semi on a two lane, and the bastard started speeding up, I down shifted and didn't have any more room to do so! (Pegged it for a second and grabbed clutch and backed off)
He was such an ***, it was a cattle truck loaded, which I DID NOT want to follow for miles,, he ended up accelerating to over 85 on that two lane, I should have pulled over and called the cops.

 

I don't know what a Dyna tuner but do know with the Power Commander PC 111 or PC V, the SERT or SEPST you can raise rev limiter. I raised mine to 6200 RPM and hardly ever hit the rev limiter any more. Much better.

 

I don't understand why people hit their rev limiters.... there is no set up where you are gaining power by hitting your rev limiter. You should know the limits of your engine and where within your rpms you are producing power. It's best to shift before your power drops than to sit there and bounce off your rev limiter. I raced a vrod the other day and he bounced off his rev limiter hard and I straight dusted his ***. If your engine isn't built, you really shouldn't mess with your rev limiter, your bike has no power there anyway. Enough said.

 

If you live in the rpm danger zone you will pay sooner or later.

 

My bike pulls very good up to about 6000. The default with the SERT or SEPST tuners is 6200 RPM. Thes bikes will run that RPM with out any issues. Ride them like you own them.

 

You don't mention which tuner you have. If it's the SERT I think your dealer can program the limiter to 6200 rpm. They'll probably warn you of the consequences of raising it but doing so sure increases the fun factor. On a PCIII you can enable the RevExtend and that raises the limit to 6200. I changed mine (PCIII) almost immediately and found there was still a bunch of power all the way up to 6000 rpm on my Stage 1 88 incher. It also pushed that top speed wall I hit at 105 mph back to 112 mph. The 96" motor doesn't have that. I've got 35K+ mi. on it now with zero issues rpm-wise. Go for it girl - you're on the right track.

 

I don't think you are getting what I'm saying. You will be in a much better place power wise to shift before you hit your rev limiter, your power curve flattens out, especially stock when you are close to your rev limiter. You are much better off, and so is your bike, shifting at about 5600 rpm and you'll get right into your power curve in your next gear. I guess if you want to make a lot of noise and risk that with your bike that's your call, but I think you're dumb. I've built my engine, the rev limiter is set at 6500 and I'll never bounce off it, and I have no rpm gauge. That's my 2 cents

 

Hell, at 5250RPM the lines on the dyno cross anyway, HP may increase, but Torque falls off. Downshift, Torque is whats gets you movin' HP only keeps you there.