Rev limiter

alexibrow · Post by **alexibrow** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:46 pm

Apropos of nothing really: I hit the rev limiter today on the Version R, blimey! It felt like a massive loss of power, not too subtle eh?! I'd reached 60mph in 2nd gear on a motorway slip road and suddenly found myself almost going backwards!

superfourben · Post by **superfourben** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:57 pm

Done the same myself, I don't know for sure but I think it is linked to the 180kph speed limiter which drops out two of the cylinders. I assume that if you have speed limiter disabled that it would also be disabled on the rev counter too

meno · Post by **meno** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:12 am

ohh to be able to rev that far lol, if mines ever running right ill give it a bash :D btw what sprockets u running outta interest alex

alexibrow · Post by **alexibrow** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:13 pm

Superfourben - I've a kph-mph converter gear between the speedo and the cable, so the speed limiter isn't disabled as far as I know.

Meno - I'll check the sprockets when it stops monsooning down! I had them replaced earlier this year, and my mechanic asked for the model number of the bike (F3S) so I assume he must have ordered the standard set, but I'll double check.

superfourben · Post by **superfourben** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:59 pm

If the speed limiter is disabled then there will probably be a resistor or small box across the black/brown and orange/blue wires either behind the casing of the clock assembly or somwhere on that loom???? I was going to do it to the bike before the trackday last year but didn't get round to it..... turned out I didn't top the 180kph mark anyway :)

meno · Post by **meno** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:53 am

ye ive had a kmh to mph converter on order (backorder) for a while now to do exactly the same alex. atm ive stuck some white blobs on speedo to make a quick read not invlolve maths lol. but ye fer sure itll never hit that switch inside speedo with that on there :D

alexibrow · Post by **alexibrow** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:49 pm

When I bought the bike, the brake light didn't work (bear with me). I tracked the fault to a faulty rear brake switch, which I replaced. Still the light didn't work, and eventually I traced another fault to a mysterious red box plugged into the loom between the clocks and the rest of the bike. With the box removed, the light worked fine, so I binned it. Turns out the red box was a de-restrictor module, but as I already had the connverter gear fitted I guess I didn't need it anyway!

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