These aren't like your ordinary v-twin cruiser. They love rpms, there are a lotta folks here that raise the rev limiters and they still wind up. Switching back and forth from my tractor to this one reminds me constantly.. don't worry about putting r's to it! Part of the enjoyment is that my other bike would be spitting parts when this one's just getting happy. They're not really torquers and if you don't ride em as such they perform great.