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Rev limiter + brakes

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I mananaged to overshoot in 2nd gear today on a slip road, and went into the red zone for half a sec or so.
I'm normally pretty careful, since there is no real advantage to going right up to the line.
I noticed that the power seemed to drop, but rather than being quite abrupt and coarse, is felt more like running into treacle. The engine did not sound noticeably different.
I'm assuming this was the rev limiter intervening, unless it uses the brakes to limit the acceleration. It was different to what I remeber happened on the C4S, although I only did that twice so I can't really remember.

It does sound quite good at the top end though, it's just a shame it can't rev a bit higher.

With the salt around at the moment, it is important to brake quite hard (when safe to do so) to make sure all the rust and stuff is cleaned off the discs. They will corrode more on the insides than the outsides, so you can't really see what is happening. Mine grind a bit first thing in the morning most days at the moment, till the rust comes off. After a couple of brakes it then seems to work very well. I'm guessing they are in good condition (the outside is shiny anyway and they make no noise). Maybe I need a small mirror so I can see the reverse side.

Are the brake pipes braided as standard on the TT? I am guessing not - although good I would like the pedal to be firmer (but it's not enough of an issue to worry about).
 
Hmmm, and what speed exactly is 7k revs in 2nd gear Mr Martin? tssk tssk [:D]

I am guessing that is not far shy of triple figures. I know my own late 80's model manages over 70mph in 2nd [8D]
 
In the interests of accuracy, since you ask, according to the manual, the max speeds in each gear (given a rev limit of a rather low 6750):

1st 69 km/h (43 mph)
2nd 112 km/h (69 mph)
3rd 163 km/h (101 mph)
4th 204 km/h (127 mph)
5th 248 km/h (154 mph)
6th 305 km/h (189.5 mph)

So max rpm in 2nd is OK on a motorway. Max in 3rd is a bit cheeky though [;)]
 

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