Not going over 110mph.

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  1. IcarusGreen

    IcarusGreen Elite Member

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    My mate has recently bought a 2007 blade and for some reason it won't go over 110mph and struggle to over 8000rpm. Any idea what it could be before it gets taken away for two weeks to be fixed by dealership he bought it from?
     
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  2. Alblade

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    No idea but that's not good at all!
     
    #2 Alblade, Sep 8, 2012
  3. Remal

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    French bike ? Limited ? Power limited? Gearing ?
     
    #3 Remal, Sep 8, 2012
  4. Si.

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    Hasn't got a restricted kit in has it???
     
    #4 Si., Sep 8, 2012
  5. IcarusGreen

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    UK bike, can't see a restricter/limiter on it and the gearing is standard.
     
    #5 IcarusGreen, Sep 8, 2012
  6. ColinBR

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    Is the bike bogging down or is it just coming not revving any higher?
     
    #6 ColinBR, Sep 8, 2012
  7. stevekk

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    Sounds like a restrict or kit bit could be way off. Mechanic should be able to figure out pretty handy if that's it anyway
     
    #7 stevekk, Sep 8, 2012
  8. IcarusGreen

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    It just runs out of steam after 8000rpm and struggles from that point onwards.
     
    #8 IcarusGreen, Sep 8, 2012
  9. ColinBR

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    Is it a standard exhaust mate? I'm thinking along the lines of a seized exhaust flapper.
     
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  10. IcarusGreen

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    ye, is standard and that was something we were looking at as a possibility.
     
    #10 IcarusGreen, Sep 8, 2012
  11. 1000rr73

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    French bike was my first thought but now see its uk....apart from top end/ limited revs, does it run well?
     
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  12. arthurbikemad

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    Colin could be on the ball, also cat could be blocked! Depending on how the bikes been used its possible the cat is clogged up...hard to check without an inspection device or another set of headers.
     
    #12 arthurbikemad, Sep 8, 2012
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    rode a bike with the exhaust cables the wrong way round
    and it got on like this, could the flap have broken or ceased closed
     
    #13 phantom, Sep 8, 2012
  14. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    I serviced one much the same, sold to a guy who had got it from a chap who had it as in a back room for a year! Had a mouse nest in the air box.....lol
     
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  15. fez.57

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    When my 600 was restricted to 33bhp it did the exact same things as your mates bike. just died at 8k and topped out around 100-110. But i would think a 1000cc would bog down around 5k because of the higher power. my 33bhp kit was 4 washers in the inlet's
     
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  16. slowr1der

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    What colour is it?

    unless its a HRC i think they are all restricted to 110;)
     
    #16 slowr1der, Sep 9, 2012
  17. IcarusGreen

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    It's a Repsol, which probably explains the problem. :D I'll tell him to paint it black and it will sort the issue. ;)
     
    #17 IcarusGreen, Sep 9, 2012
  18. arthurbikemad

    arthurbikemad A very helpful Gent

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    Haha, no no black will defo loose some top end, now if it's a Repsol then tell him to try changing from 1st gear....lol he has another 5 to go :D
     
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  19. Kentblade

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    No at 110 he is in 2nd, worth looking at that cassette box in case someone has whipped out 4 cogs.................
     
    #19 Kentblade, Sep 11, 2012

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