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Darkside
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PostPosted: 10:43 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: You know when you bike hits redline. Reply with quote

For example an rs250 do you just keep the throttle pulled back till you dont go any faster, or are you hurting the bike??
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PostPosted: 10:44 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try it, and wait for a bang, then you’ll know Wink Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 10:46 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

To be honest you will know when you need to change gear there is no right or wrong time to change depends on the situation.
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PostPosted: 10:47 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine hits the revlimiter, bounces off it, slows down and I get a wanker sign from the bloke on an SP1 who was right up my arse. Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 10:48 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Better changing before the redline, your max power will be made about 1-2k maybe before your into the red....
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PostPosted: 10:50 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

My rgv250 was well out of power before it got anywhere near the redline, the only use for it was flat out in 6th.
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PostPosted: 12:58 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try a roatry, producing power upto and past redline Very Happy
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PostPosted: 13:09 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are youre revs mechanicly or electronicly kept below the red line, or is the red line pushing your engine as fast as it will go?
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PostPosted: 13:15 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

i dont think either the RS125 or RS250 have rev limiters

so in theroy u can eat the engine with a minute or two in the red??
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PostPosted: 13:19 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bendy wrote:
Mine hits the revlimiter, bounces off it, slows down and I get a wanker sign from the bloke on an SP1 who was right up my arse. Mr. Green


Laughing Mental image of that is quite funny.


Ric wrote:
i dont think either the RS125 or RS250 have rev limiters

so in theroy u can eat the engine with a minute or two in the red??


Not really, they lose almost all power if you rev too high, so you'd have to be trying very hard (or be in netrual) to stay above the redline long.
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PostPosted: 15:47 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

ive learnt what sound the bike makes when i should change gear, and you notice a lack of sever pulling power
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PostPosted: 15:54 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

125s are pretty much designed to (cg was anyway)...

A mate has a zxr400 which was a race bike at some point in its life, the rev limiter was taken off, missing a gear ment certain doom for the engine one fine day.. just finished fiting a new engine, old one had cracked oil passageways and bent valves, not good..

I'm sure most if not all bikes with cdis have the rev limiter built into that? or seperately? mine never goes above 1000rpm to the redline... just never needs it Neutral
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PostPosted: 15:54 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I pissed my driving instructor off yesterday by trying to redline the TDI mini on the bypass. He was not impressed....
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PostPosted: 15:55 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

One thing to watch is, rev-limiters don't work when changing down. Surprised
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PostPosted: 15:59 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

cagiva gezzer wrote:
I pissed my driving instructor off yesterday by trying to redline the TDI mini on the bypass. He was not impressed....


He'd be even less impressed had you managed to change down instead of up. Wink

My bike'll quite happily sit past the red line in top gear. I've no idea how fast in rpm that is since the tacho is kaput, but then I've no idea of the engine redline otherwise, since I've never ragged up to the red in anything other than top.

I wouldn't use anything other than top gear for 'proper' thrashing personally though.
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PostPosted: 16:07 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine sits above the redline in 6th gear for at least 50% of it's useage time. I have to for it to move anywhere.

When accelerating i upshift as soon as i feel the power drop off, which is about 500rpm before the redline.
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PostPosted: 16:12 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't have a tacho on my bike so I've just learnt to change gear when it sounds right, but it still depends on whether I'm thrashing it or just strolling into town.

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PostPosted: 16:50 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Generally I believe a 2 stroke will run out of power before it starts to do it's self damage.

My slightly underpowered Aprilia RS250 starts to lose power as you get into the redline.
I believe this is why they often don't bother with rev limiters on 2 strokes.
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PostPosted: 19:28 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I regularly hit the red line on the RS, it keeps pulling into it so why not. Razz

I do cover the clutch though. Smile
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PostPosted: 23:07 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

John wrote:

Laughing Mental image of that is quite funny.


Amused the guys on the pit wall. Didn't see it myself. Cool
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PostPosted: 23:21 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 23:24 - 21 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rev limiters kill bikes Laughing or is that just mine?? Shifty Laughing
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PostPosted: 19:25 - 22 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

No yams, that's just you Razz
I used to hit the limiter on the blade all the time, usually when I was just having too much fun Very Happy tis not advisible though, especially on your crappy lil 125's.
Don't think the GPZ has one, or ever gets there.
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PostPosted: 00:28 - 23 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Newer bikes have limiters and survive high revs better.

Thrash older bikes and your asking for dropped valves etc Check out the Gpz305.......
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PostPosted: 20:00 - 23 Apr 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought two strokes couldn't have rev limiters... ? I thought they were limited purely by capacity
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