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Squid
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any rocket jockeys out there hit the rev limiter often? the twin's not an I4 so a lot of high rpms aren't necessary but taking it to the limit with the TBR's roaring so loud makes me think it's GONNA BLOW! tell me it's all gonna be ok...
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You guys are TOOOO funny....
Truth be told though, I used to ride an FLHP hog that I spent way too much bread on making it tasty ('80s) and with the big bore and stroke kit and gearing I had.....35 mph in 2nd had any female passenger REALLYYYYYY happy. As you would imagine, any passenger I was wooing got the treatment for miles on end....;-)
Truth be told though, I used to ride an FLHP hog that I spent way too much bread on making it tasty ('80s) and with the big bore and stroke kit and gearing I had.....35 mph in 2nd had any female passenger REALLYYYYYY happy. As you would imagine, any passenger I was wooing got the treatment for miles on end....;-)
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Oh, and on the rev limiter issue....I am thoroughly surprised. Why would anyone want to go way up there on a VTR? I'm asking seriously. There's not much power up there....
I'm good up to around 8500 and then it's time to shift. That's only when pushing it all the way too.
I'm confused.....
I'm good up to around 8500 and then it's time to shift. That's only when pushing it all the way too.
I'm confused.....
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Oh, and on the rev limiter issue....I am thoroughly surprised. Why would anyone want to go way up there on a VTR? I'm asking seriously. There's not much power up there....
I'm good up to around 8500 and then it's time to shift. That's only when pushing it all the way too.
I'm confused.....
I'm good up to around 8500 and then it's time to shift. That's only when pushing it all the way too.
I'm confused.....
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The hawk, at least mine, has the same amount of torque at 3500 as at 9000. The power only increases up that slope. Towards the end it tapers off, yes, but if you are looking for best accel, you want to keep it in the highest average horsepower in between shifts, which changes the shift point for every gear.
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Oh, and on the rev limiter issue....I am thoroughly surprised. Why would anyone want to go way up there on a VTR? I'm asking seriously. There's not much power up there....
I'm good up to around 8500 and then it's time to shift. That's only when pushing it all the way too.
I'm confused.....
I'm good up to around 8500 and then it's time to shift. That's only when pushing it all the way too.
I'm confused.....
Usually it's when I'm in a hot corner and have already shifted before the corner, crank the throttle to get a good push and it doesn't take long to hit it.
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My VTR feels like it makes max power in the low 8k range and starts dropping big time right past 9k. I hardly ever redline it and I've only buzzed passed redline a couple of times. Those were missed shifts.
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I've tried standing up but that scares me more than sitting down. Besides i got the whole shifting part down now that i got alot of practice under my belt.
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