Yeah it's got a rev limiter at around 9000 RPM.

 

If it anything like the 660s, it is hard to hit the rev limiter, it runs out of power first.........

 

I'm talking hills that are 150+ feet high and with quite an incline, spinning a good portion of the way up. This means I won't lose power, but instead hit high RPM's...but have to keep the RPM's up in order to crest the hill. With paddle tires, I can go up the entire hill in first gear, blipping the throttle all the way up, but that's no fun.

To give an idea of how high these hills are, the 300EX I ride with has to get a running start at the hill and has to be topped out in third gear when he hits the bottom. On the way up the hill he has to downshift into second and hammer on it the rest of the way up. He's using Kenda Bear Claw's, and doesn't always make it up the hill.


So I guess my modified question is: There's a rev limiter in every gear that's set around 9000 RPM's? If I'm not hitting the limiter, but holding it up there at 8-8.5k for a period of 10+ seconds, it won't hurt the Raptor?

 

Unless you got the right gear and cam they'll pull all the way to rev limiter in first four gears.

 

You should be ok ! I'm holding it @ 8500 rpm for extended period of time (sometimes 5-10min) or more. If your A/F is tune right and you're not bouncing the rev limiter, there should be no problem !

 

As long as you're not holding it rev limiter the whole way up, you'll be fine.


EDIT: Davepf beat me to it...lol

 

Awesome, I should be ok then. I haven't heard the rev limiter yet except in reverse. It just sounds as though the poor thing is going to come unsprung sometimes, haha. The A/F should be tuned right, as it's a completely stock bike...for now.

Thanks guys!