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stp1971 · 02-15-2006, 08:23 AM

Yea I know it is a bragging rights thing,, but why would you seriously want to try to destroy your engine doing it???? Even though I know my old Chevelle's engine was built to hold up to 7500 rpm,, I never revved it higher than about 4000 rpm and that was racing the engine.

To each his own,, but I still think it is a silly argument going into a dealership and saying that "I just bought this bike and you guys said it will rev to 17500 rpm and I find out that it will only rev to 16000 rpm,,, I want my money back. If I cannot sit in my driveway and rev the engine to 17500 rpm or be able to run 180 mph on the highway then this bike is useless to me."

Guess that would be the grownup in me talking,, if I was a 17 year old I guess I would be more on their side. But the manufacturer is still wrong and I am glad to see them stepping up to the plate.

**inspiron** · 02-15-2006, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by stp1971

Guess that would be the grownup in me talking,, if I was a 17 year old I guess I would be more on their side. But the manufacturer is still wrong and I am glad to see them stepping up to the plate.

A 17 year old has no business on a brand new "R" bike. About the only person here I would expect to see riding any bike over 10000 rpm is 'Nut, and only then on a track.

tlwisner · 02-15-2006, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by inspiron

A 17 year old has no business on a brand new "R" bike. About the only person here I would expect to see riding any bike over 10000 rpm is 'Nut, and only then on a track.

I promise to never take my C50 above 10,000 rpms.

stp1971 · 02-15-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tlwisner

I promise to never take my C50 above 10,000 rpms.

Good Job!!!!!!

**Clint** · 02-15-2006, 01:14 PM

They had to make compromises somewhere to get that high anyway. I'm not sure how confident I feel about the reliability of an engine that's stretched that tight.

azoazc · 02-15-2006, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by inspiron

A 17 year old has no business on a brand new "R" bike. About the only person here I would expect to see riding any bike over 10000 rpm is 'Nut, and only then on a track.

Only one guy on this whole board runs bikes hard? I am used to people that run hard so I guess that suprises me.

**inspiron** · 02-15-2006, 05:14 PM

87gsxrnut is our resident racer. He rides his bikes hard.

There is rarely a reason to take a bike to the redline on public streets (unless you forget to shift, as in my case).

If I were to push it, my bike can go from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds. Using that kind of acceleration on public roads is just stupid - the cages aren't expecting some crazy guy on a blue machine to launch like a F1 racing car, and will probably do something stupid (and painful for me).

02-15-2006, 08:23 AM	#21 (permalink)
stp1971 May 2007 Member of the month Joined: Mar 2005 Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 7,833	Yea I know it is a bragging rights thing,, but why would you seriously want to try to destroy your engine doing it???? Even though I know my old Chevelle's engine was built to hold up to 7500 rpm,, I never revved it higher than about 4000 rpm and that was racing the engine. To each his own,, but I still think it is a silly argument going into a dealership and saying that "I just bought this bike and you guys said it will rev to 17500 rpm and I find out that it will only rev to 16000 rpm,,, I want my money back. If I cannot sit in my driveway and rev the engine to 17500 rpm or be able to run 180 mph on the highway then this bike is useless to me." Guess that would be the grownup in me talking,, if I was a 17 year old I guess I would be more on their side. But the manufacturer is still wrong and I am glad to see them stepping up to the plate. __________________ Biketoberfest 2006 flashback courtesy of Intimid8er: "Like you knew damn well you shouldn't eat something like that, but all be damned to hell, you were gonna eat it!" __________________

02-15-2006, 05:14 PM	#27 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,073	87gsxrnut is our resident racer. He rides his bikes hard. There is rarely a reason to take a bike to the redline on public streets (unless you forget to shift, as in my case). If I were to push it, my bike can go from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds. Using that kind of acceleration on public roads is just stupid - the cages aren't expecting some crazy guy on a blue machine to launch like a F1 racing car, and will probably do something stupid (and painful for me). __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

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