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·I believe the S4 rev limiter kicks in at 9.5K rpm. I have only been there twice and the bike seems to die for a half a sec and then kick back up again. I assume this is normal.
After riding with some jap bikes and a few of the riders saying they keep thier bikes reved up to stay in the powerband, I began wondering how hard other monster riders push thier bikes.
I cruise at about 5k rpm, but when I am in the twisties it is not uncommon to run at 6-7k, but rarely top off more than 8k. If the peak hp is highest at 8.5, then it would seem to get the max outta the bike I would need to flirt with the red line more often.
Please correct me if my logic is flawed, or my info is off.
Questions:
What is your cruising RPMs?
What is your average "riding hard" RPM?
Will running high RPMs significantly shorten engine life?
sorry for the lengthy post.
Thanks in advance.
Chris
After riding with some jap bikes and a few of the riders saying they keep thier bikes reved up to stay in the powerband, I began wondering how hard other monster riders push thier bikes.
I cruise at about 5k rpm, but when I am in the twisties it is not uncommon to run at 6-7k, but rarely top off more than 8k. If the peak hp is highest at 8.5, then it would seem to get the max outta the bike I would need to flirt with the red line more often.
Please correct me if my logic is flawed, or my info is off.
Questions:
What is your cruising RPMs?
What is your average "riding hard" RPM?
Will running high RPMs significantly shorten engine life?
sorry for the lengthy post.
Thanks in advance.
Chris