top speed restriction?>?

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top speed restriction?>?

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Got my new zxr 400 but i dont think it will do 130 cause on the motorway i am doin 120km at 9rmp??
theres no rev restriction cause after 10k it goes rapid.
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Check the back of your clocks mate, if its restricted the speedo will be plugged into the loom.
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kion wrote:Got my new zxr 400 but i dont think it will do 130 cause on the motorway i am doin 120km at 9rmp??
theres no rev restriction cause after 10k it goes rapid.
I don't think the issue here is a restriction.

if you are doing 9000rpm at 120kph (i think that's what you wrote?) then there's something wrong.

120kph is about 75mph, and a standard bike would be doing about 7500rpm at that speed.

your bike might have been downgeared, but it would have to be very extreme to give you 9000rpm at 75 - something like 13/50, which is just about possible but very unlikely.

is your clutch slipping?
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Whats the loom??
clutch isnt slipping, will check the sprockets as well.
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The loom is basically all off the wiring on the bike. There should be a wire that comes out of the back of the speedo and plugs into all the wiring.
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