HonDerpa500r
Well-known member
Hey guys, looks like the “mint” bike I bought a few weeks ago, isn’t so mint after all.
Either that, or I’m just dumb.
I just installed some shortly levers on my bike and took it out on the highway.
Once I got on the highway, I started accelerating in second, right around 8-9k rpm’s the rpm’s quickly climbed as if my tire broke free and I was just doing a rolling burnout, but the bike wasn’t accelerating as fast as the RPM make it seem like it should have. The bike was still accelerating, but not as quick as what it should have been or what it was below 8k rpm.
I’ve tested this in 2nd-5th gear, and have the same results. It’s kinda hard to get a real accurate description because at that speed, I’m already going above the speedlimit, so I didn’t do it for long.
I looked it up and a lot of people were having their bikes stopping at 8k rpm and not being able to go past it. One of the solutions was to adjust the clutch. Now, I just installed new levers on my bike and had to loosen the clutch cable to get the levers on/off. Is it possible it’s just I don’t have the clutch cable tension where it should be?
I’m open to all opinions. This never happened when I had the factory levers on, only after I pit the new ones on. But I don’t want to limit other possibilities of whats causing the issue if anyone else has an idea.
Either that, or I’m just dumb.
I just installed some shortly levers on my bike and took it out on the highway.
Once I got on the highway, I started accelerating in second, right around 8-9k rpm’s the rpm’s quickly climbed as if my tire broke free and I was just doing a rolling burnout, but the bike wasn’t accelerating as fast as the RPM make it seem like it should have. The bike was still accelerating, but not as quick as what it should have been or what it was below 8k rpm.
I’ve tested this in 2nd-5th gear, and have the same results. It’s kinda hard to get a real accurate description because at that speed, I’m already going above the speedlimit, so I didn’t do it for long.
I looked it up and a lot of people were having their bikes stopping at 8k rpm and not being able to go past it. One of the solutions was to adjust the clutch. Now, I just installed new levers on my bike and had to loosen the clutch cable to get the levers on/off. Is it possible it’s just I don’t have the clutch cable tension where it should be?
I’m open to all opinions. This never happened when I had the factory levers on, only after I pit the new ones on. But I don’t want to limit other possibilities of whats causing the issue if anyone else has an idea.