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I purchased a 2006 Heritage last year with only 291 miles on it. When I am on the hwy I will usually cruise at 80 to 85 mph. Today I was on my way back from Daytona and decided to come back on the hwy. I was cruising along at 80 and decided to see what this thing will do. Well at least for my bike, not much more. The PIS barely made it to 100 and that took some time to get there.
Now I love my bike but WTF!!! What a joke! I have to admit that I am not as much of a fan of my ride anymore. I weigh 190lbs which is fairly average, there was abit of a head wind but JEEZ us!
I purchased a 2006 Heritage last year with only 291 miles on it. When I am on the hwy I will usually cruise at 80 to 85 mph. Today I was on my way back from Daytona and decided to come back on the hwy. I was cruising along at 80 and decided to see what this thing will do. Well at least for my bike, not much more. The PIS barely made it to 100 and that took some time to get there.
Now I love my bike but WTF!!! What a joke! I have to admit that I am not as much of a fan of my ride anymore. I weigh 190lbs which is fairly average, there was abit of a head wind but JEEZ us!
Your bike makes very little horsepower in 5th at fairly low rpms. Next time wind out 3rd and 4th before you hit 5th. It should do better but not a lot.
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Get a tuner and a cam, you might also want to think about bumping it up to 95ci, you'll be amazed at the difference, depends on how much $$$ you want to spend, you really don't have to spend a whole lot. Check with Jamie at Fuel Moto if nothing else.
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