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Do You Hit Your Rev Limiter?

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Old 01-09-2018, 11:41 AM
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I hit it once, wanted to find out exactly what RPM it was at. Now I know to shift before I reach the limiter.
 
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Old 01-09-2018, 02:51 PM
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I hit mine once. 90mph. I have a FI EVO. Probably pretty slow by today's standards.

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Old 01-09-2018, 04:11 PM
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I have hit mine before. Riding with a group and was at the back end of the pack. I was rocking them gears to catch up and stay in line. I don't do it all the time though.
 
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Old 01-09-2018, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by shortride
I don't think the RPM's on my '09 Ultra Classic have ever been over 3k.
Seriously? 3K seems to be the happy cruising RPM on my TriGlide. It’s geared lower than the standard Ultra, so 3K in 6th gear is 73 MPH. On a long distance freeway ride, I’m typically doing about 80 MPH and that’s about 3,300 RPMs.

Edit: Oh yeah, and since my ‘17 RoadKing runs quieter and smoother than my cammed 103 TriGlide,and I typically shift it by feel...I’m typically shifting it over 3,500 RPMs.

IMHO, if you’ve never been over 3,000 RPM you are riding like an old lady on her way to church. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
 
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Old 01-09-2018, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by BoonDock_Saint
On my 96" bagger, there's nothing to be had north of 5000 RPM. While we're on the subject, does anyone know why the squids feel the need to bounce off the rev limiter in neutral?


I witnessed an actual 'gang' of squids leaving a bar and reving their engines to red-line with every twist of the throttle. They sure did make some noise and I'm sure they all left with a lil pudge happenin'.
 
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Old 01-10-2018, 12:06 PM
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Oh yeah, but try to shift at highest power on the power curve, if i'm trying to go
 
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Old 01-10-2018, 12:31 PM
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On a harley with stock cams, there is really no reason to bang the rev limiter as a new gear needs to be picked to maintain speed. So on my stock 2015 RGS, I have maybe hit it once. Now on my highly modified 03 RKC that does 130 TQ and 120 HP, I hit that rev limiter often as it's still building power HP thru the redline. That being said, I usually stop short around 5500 RPM's when I'm heavy on the wick.
 
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Hit the SOB all the time, even with my FP3 and it set to 6000! Lol
 
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Originally Posted by fabrik8r
Ideally you don't want to hit the limiter because that throws off your acceleration run, you want to shift just before you hit it, so you have to hit it a few times to figure out where its at, so you know how to avoid it. Theres nothing wrong with running your bike hard, and nothing wrong with getting into the rev limiter occasionally, thats what its there for, to keep you from pushing it to hard. If the motor couldn't handle the RPMs then the rev limit would be set lower at the factory. Anything can happen at anytime to shorten the life of your motor, ride it the way you want until it breaks, fix it, then ride it again.
I like your thinking. Hit the limiter for the first time today racing a Kawa Ninja 400. How do I know? Motor fell flat on its face. Thought I'd killed the bike. But it ran great the rest of the afternoon so I'm believing your line about occasionally getting into the rev limiter. Was only for a second so not worrying. Seems ridiculous that a 1200 can get whipped by a 400 but that's the diff between pushrods and overhead cams.
 
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Only in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th (6,200).

I haven’t found a Road long enough with a steep enough grade to hit it in 5th. 6th Gear would be around 165 mph and Road Kings get a little shaky at that speed, plus there isn’t a steep enough hill or enough wind at my back to help it get there.
 
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