UK bike with no restrictors in carbs but stops at 115mph.

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UK bike with no restrictors in carbs but stops at 115mph.

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went out on my bike earlier and it revs right to redline in every gear, but stop pulling at 110mph, iv had a look and theres no restrictors in the carbs. Could there be a restrictor in the speedo even thought its a UK model. PLEASE HELP!! Thanks!
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if not in the speedo could be in the cdi.?
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You absolutley sure its a UK model? Are the clocks in mph or khm? Even if the clocks have been swapped a derestrictor still needs to be plugged in in place of the clock.
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its got MPH clocks. i managed to get it up to 125 yesterday but it goes up real slow. may i just need a good service? thanks
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whats your gearing?
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not realy sure, in the manual it says that the air filter, if dirty can effect the speed, so ill try giving that a good clean
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