07-22-2018, 05:36 PM
(02-06-2018, 02:15 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: So.... the question was: "does anyone know if the 2017 Honda still has the ECU governor for the top speed and rev limiter in the three gears like the 2013-14 models do?"
The answer is: Yes. (per VJL who owns on and presumably has tested this out)
However, the original poster, DaSwami, asked a follow up question: "I mean why do it really? Any shots of speed above 112 mph are most likely to be brief, just for the fun of it"
The answer is: There is no answer posted yet. Just commentary and other questions. I wonder why Honda does this on some bikes, but not on others. If Honda has not issued a statement on the matter, then answers given here under are speculation.
(why someone would want to ride over 112mph is not a question that was asked by the poster, so to me, both the question and the answer and related commentary are irrelevant to the post.)
In Europe we have a strickt emission standard, called "Euro 4"
that have to be met by all new motorcycles. The CB1100EX/RS would not meet it without the speed limiter cause of the air/oil cooled slant 4 engine. The Dealers and the bike magazines mentioned this as the "problem" for
the limited speed.
May be that this CBs were intended to sell to the European market first?!
Some times I'd love to speed up over 180 km/h... . just for a peak time
(sorry for my English. Not a nativ speaker
)