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ok i was ridi9ng my bike and testing her out for speed ....anyway im flying and I get up to 103 and i relaized NOOOOO Im only in 4th! It seems to be riding ok ...maybe a little slower...but it may just be my hypoconria...what are the possible things i could have messed up been going 103 in 4th gear...it was only for a second and then I back off....but darn it i thought I was in 5th!
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"what are the possible things i could have messed up been going 103 in 4th gear"
nothing. the rev limiter kicks in at 99 mph (corrected/real speed) in 4th. i do it often.
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Our motors are built tough, probably overbuilt, especially the bottom end. You don't have to worry about revving the snot out of it once it's broken in. In fact, everybody should crank it up above 5,000 rpms once in awhile just to see how it feels. 
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What could you messed up? Only missing out on what it coulda done at redline in 5th. 
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Papa Dean used to freak out when people would "reve the snot out of it" because he believed the cast pistons are the weak point. But I have hit redline quite a few times. I think they are overbuilt, but I do like the idea of forged pistons! Some day....
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O Good...* jumps on bike and does it again...this time in 5th....Oh No...i live in New Jersey....No room for 5th!* 
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I agree with everyone above. Sometimes I just flat out forget I am in 4th. Been to 75 or 80 in 4th never 103 though.  Way to go Stallion! 
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yes yes....the wind was angry that day my friends....
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There are those times the headwind just won't let you hit 100 in 5th, you need the extra oomph you get in 4th 
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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Silly... the engine doesnt' care what gear it's in... it only goes as fast as it can anyway!
Just to make you feel better.... got a few wrinkled parts on my Suzuki Bandit 1200 replaced. (My KID wrinkled it! <G>...
Couldnt' figure out whre one party was that my friend took off... had him come over, installed the little spring he had forgotten was in his pocket..(sheese...men!) .. and told him to take it for a test ride..
Ok, he's used to his big Suzuki Cavalcade, big as a Goldwing. He come back, says it runs pretty good, had it up to about 120. Later that evening he calls my brother... seems that good old Rob didnt' realize how fast my little bike could go... says it was clipping along rather nicely when he looked at the speedo... He was doing 140 ...in 4th gear!.... So he snicks it into 5th and said it kinda ran outta juice about 167....<BG>
Still runs really good, so no damage... <G>
Now, FIRST gear at 103 would be kinda pushing it! <LOL>
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haha awesome...one question how the hell did u get it up to 167?
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BTW, I believe the Thruxton has the rev limiter set even higher, so don't worry about it. The only way to fatally overrev it is to bang too many downshifts at once and pop the clutch.
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I must not be pushing mine as hard as yall. I've tried and been unable to get mine to 100 in 5th (granted I may be getting chicken and letting off before it has time to build up to it).
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your going in 5th too soon...hmm will my newly arrived 19 tooth sprocket help me out in theis top speed department???/
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The 19 will stretch out the range of the lower gears, but also theoretically reduce the power in each gear, so I doubt it will actually help the top speed in 5th, might even hurt it, unless you have a REALLY stiff tail wind.
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Yeap, that's the difference in altering what final speed the bike is Mathematically capable of, due to gearing and tire height and engine RPM, vice what it can do in real life.
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so wait why did I get the 19 tooth? lol ...just makes it smoother at higher speeds?
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Lowers rpm at interstate cruising speeds, which gives you better gas mileage. I've been on the New Jersey Turnpike, you could use the power.
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'Stalion, I have the 19 tooth sprocket and have a higher top speed than when I had the 16 tooth and you don't feel like you're missing that sixth gear. You may have to down shift a little more frquently, that's all......Angelis
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cool because I always and i mean always look for 6th gear
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