JohnC
Registered user
Tsiklonaut, I'm certainly not interested in wringing the neck of my GS, I nearly always short shift just after 5K. What I am worried about though is if the bike isnt revving past 6K on the counter, is the rev limiter working? Should I miss a gear and this is the case, might I not damage the engine? Also the extra rev range gives you a safety margin while overtaking or cornering hard, thats why they make bikes rev past peak power. Perhaps those saying give it a break would rather run into a brick wall or lose all power at 6K while overtaking a lorry or in the middle of a nice high speed banked corner. Or perhaps they dont do overtakes or high speed corners 
The thing is, it should redline, it should hit the limiter hence this might be a sign of a more serious problem. This tied in with the fact that the ABS warning lights come on when working the bike hard in the lower gears makes me think that this is the case. The bike is booked in tonight as I still have a months warranty left. I'll let you know the diagnosis.
The thing is, it should redline, it should hit the limiter hence this might be a sign of a more serious problem. This tied in with the fact that the ABS warning lights come on when working the bike hard in the lower gears makes me think that this is the case. The bike is booked in tonight as I still have a months warranty left. I'll let you know the diagnosis.
