I have a 2001 TT600. Does anybody know if it is 'hard' on the engine to hit the Rev Limiter? I am talking about the Rev Limiter itself, not the engine revving high. I understand the more revolutions the more wear, but as far as the rev limiter goes, does the ECU cutting spark have any ill side-effects to anyone's knowledge? If I were to lower the rev limiter via TuneEcu to 9 or 10,000 would that cause any foreseeable problems? This would be done to be able to hear the sound of the limiter without the engine being at the stock 13,200 rpm that I have never reached due to the "it's going to blow up" sound past 10,000. Any input would be welcomed, thanks.
J. Max
It's my understanding that the rev limiter is there to stop the engine from revving into "catastrophic failure" engine speeds. Where piston speeds are too high and stuff starts breaking.
These bikes were made to rev (and turn unlike what the cops say) and lowering the red line to 9-10,000 rpm just cuts the power as the motor finally starts to breathe. The motor reaches its peak torque @ 8,000 rpm and horsepower somewhere north of 12,000 rpm.
BTW you don't need to hear when the rev limiter kicks in, the bike will stop accelerating.
These bikes were made to rev (and turn unlike what the cops say) and lowering the red line to 9-10,000 rpm just cuts the power as the motor finally starts to breathe. The motor reaches its peak torque @ 8,000 rpm and horsepower somewhere north of 12,000 rpm.
BTW you don't need to hear when the rev limiter kicks in, the bike will stop accelerating.
What you don't want to do if you want your engine to last a long time is defeat the rev limiter. It will rev to 14K or more for a while. Emphasis on for a while. The factory knew what it was doing when it put the limiter where it is. Hitting it is a bit harsh, depending on what you are doing, but getting right up to it and shifting is how you go fast.
@Kubbie & Will, First I'd like to thank you both for your replies. I should have mentioned clarified further that I wanted to do this purely to hear the sound of the rev limiter. I would not want to do it for going fast, I would want to do it so that if I were to ride by an area populated by unsuspecting people, I could engage the clutch then twist the throttle until the rev limiter is reached causing them to think that I am some crazy loon about to blow up my engine! But my secret would be that I set the rev limiter down lower so that when it is reached, people would assume that I am at 14,000rpm blowing up my engine when in reality I would only be at 9,000rpm... not blowing up my engine... or would I be? Is the process of cutting the spark 'hard' on the engine over time? Are the misfires themselves caused by the ECU hard on the engine?
To expand further; on YouTube videos of stunt-riders that drift and are constantly bouncing off the rev limiter, there's just something about hearing that bap bap bap bap!
To expand further; on YouTube videos of stunt-riders that drift and are constantly bouncing off the rev limiter, there's just something about hearing that bap bap bap bap!
Well it's already been answered, rev limiter is fine as long as you got good oil flow and are in good running order. Don't get so angry at my super funny joke.
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The joke was that "Triumph" is placed near the top of the tank so the only way(s) to show it off is to have the bike leaned waaay over in a turn (my preferred method) or to stand the bike damn near straight up (stunter style).
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