redline

**michel couque** · 19 Jun 08, 09:06 PM

excuse my stupidity,but what is the redline on 2002ie models.

**CK & AK** · 19 Jun 08, 09:20 PM

Rev limiter bangs off at about 9000 on the SS ie engine, AK has one in his tri-colour monster

**michel couque** · 19 Jun 08, 09:34 PM

thats about when my one sets off too,it was for gearing purposes i was asking,because on a recent holiday the bike was revving straight upto near that rpm in top gear,and i had to hold back,as it wanted to carry on!standard gearing is used,and the aprillia behind me was clocking 147,i thought max would be a 130 ,135

**garth** · 20 Jun 08, 06:24 PM

What gearing was that on? With a 14T front sprocket I can see just over 140 indicated.

**CK & AK** · 20 Jun 08, 06:31 PM

I run 14/39, top speed have had 143 on digital speedo, but as the (1998, yes a very early one) 900ssie engine is in a monster frame with no fairings at all it had become quite hard to hang onto by then

I also ran out of road (sorry, I mean track

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AK

**Pax** · 20 Jun 08, 06:32 PM

I can regularly push mine to 140 indicated, which is quite exciting

. But only about 130 odd in reality

**michel couque** · 20 Jun 08, 08:27 PM

i am running totally standard gearing,funny thing is,as i was navigator,i was always in front,and on motorways i would stick at an indicated 90,and the 3 other bikes would all be clocking 105,rare to have a speedo under reading,or maybe the cable is on the way out?

**billywiztheelder** · 23 Jun 08, 11:44 PM

If you have the DP ECU which comes with the DP cans it pushes the red line to 9500 on the 900SS.

Have fitted a Sigma trip computer which, amongst other things records max speed. Was tailing an M3 and the red mist descended when he started pulling away. A quick glance at the rev counter showed the needle way round at the 9k mark. I had forgotten 6th, Doh!

Didn't think too much about it until I checked it a week later 141. Not bad for 5th with standard gearing.