New Bike Question

BuffaloBill

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Yesterday going home from work I had to get out of the way of a motorist and accelerated very quickly from 1st 2nd and 3rd gear The engine felt as if it had a governor on it Is there a mechanism on the bike to protect it from over exceeding the RPM range?

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biglew55

There is a rev limiter on these bikes. If yours is stock, it should be around 5500 RPM, but I'm not sure if that's the exact number.

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glider

The rev limit on most harleys with a stock download is 5800 RPM's. If you have a stage 1 upgrade it will be 6200 RPM's.

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Mr. Clean

Yes, there is a rev limiter on these bikes. They are set at 5500 RPM at the factory. If you ever have a Stage 1 download done, the rev limit is raised to 6200 RPM. Also, some of the aftermarket fuel controllers will allow you to raise the RPM limit.

tsp45acp

Yup, it does if it's fuel injected. Tracy

Dr. Doolittle

Wow, you REALLY had to get away if you hit the rev limiter in the first three gears! Glad it turned out OK. Care to educate us with some details?

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biglew55

I've found it easy to hit the rev limiter. I know there are some who advise against this, but that's just how I ride. It doesn't surprise me when somone hits the stock limiter. I found that I rarely hit the higher one after I've had mine changed.

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tsp45acp

Only occassionally do I hit the rev-limiter in first or second. Haven't hit it in third yet--Been to 85 in third and either ran out of rd (country rds), or traffic (highways). First is between 42-45 mph, forget where second kicks in. Tracy

BuffaloBill

Was at a stop light making a right turn into traffic halfway into the turn a car in the left lane changed lanes into my lane and had to hit the throttle I have to admit I could have waited a few more seconds to let "ALL" the traffic clear before turning on to traffic

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Dr. Doolittle

Sounds like great situational awareness and quick thinking to me.....nicely done!

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