02-06-2016, 08:43 AM
(02-06-2016, 07:36 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Riko, the Americans certainly have it. I'm not sure about Australian bikes as I don't go that fast. A couple of members have reported doing better than 180kph (112mph) which is where it's said to cut in. Search the forum for 'speed limiter' to see endless complaints and find out about it. The US also has a bloke—Don Guhl—who can reprogram the ECU to remove it.
There's also a video on the site of a bloke in a tunnel hitting the speed limiter.
Thx, I meanwhile did some searching and I found this:
(10-27-2013, 05:05 AM)Guth_imp Wrote: Regardless of whether or not I buy into this, here is the text from the July 2013 issue of Motorcycle Consumer News mentioned by Mike:
"Its top speed is governed, bouncing off a soft limiter between 108–110 mph. The engine will only pull 6900 rpm in top gear, and fourth won’t make it go any faster. The reason, we are told, is to reduce engine temperatures, so as to insure the reliability of its air-cooled engine."
Will try to remember those figures next time...
BTW, I do not care at all about the limited topspeed of this bike.
I was only testing how far I could go with it
107mph is as fast as I am willing to go on a naked bike, anything faster would be, for me, too discomforting.
If I would be riding a BMW 1600GT that topped out at 107mph, than I'd be complaining
