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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 06:22 AM
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Default Does my Road king have a rev limiter?
I was getting on it last night,,the speedo needle past 85 and I shifted into 5th gear,,I was wondering,,since I have no tach,,how do I know if I'm exceeding my engine parameters in the RPM ???? my old crotch rocket would cut out at a certain rpm,, wondering if my harley does that too??

I dont think it does though,, as the service manual didnt refrence anything in that regard
 
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 06:50 AM
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An expert will be along soon, but I am pretty confident current bikes do have a limiter, built into the electronics. My Sporty has no rev counter and it flies, yet I've not over-revved it AFAIK!
 
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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 06:53 AM
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Assuming it hasn't been disabled your bike has a rev limit at 5500 rpm. If you want to engage the limiter wind it out in first or second. I am sure it will kick in for you.

I had a sport bike that would do 100 in first gear before hitting the rev limiter.
 
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Shift when the valves float, !
 
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Yes, it is adjustable with a tuner.

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I thought my 07 was limited at about 5800 rpm and increased to 6100 with the stage 1 download.
 
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thanks! how would i tell what my limit was in my recently download map by fuelmoto
on my powervision?
 
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Originally Posted by Niblet
thanks! how would i tell what my limit was in my recently download map by fuelmoto
on my powervision?
I'm pretty sure Fuelmoto's maps have the higher rev limit, but all it would take is a quick phone call to find out.
 
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I thought fuel Moro didn't advise to change the rev limiter. I would leave well enough alone
 
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I sure wouldn't want to make a habit out of hitting it or for that matter even trying to hit it. No good can come from it IMO.
 
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