Understanding the Rev Limiter System on Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

Learn all about the rev limiter system on Harley-Davidson motorcycles in this informative video. Understand how it works and how it affects your ride!

[@Orlena2525]

How does the oil circulate when the idle is that low?

[@russellbarron6775]

t about 5 lbs of pressure with no oil light on,, whcih is perfectly normal for a Harley. Some bikes only have 2psi at idle.

[@mauser8515]

It needs to be idling around 1000rpm. Otherwise you are going to damage the crank. a single pin crank needs some speed so it doesnt beat itself to death. When i hear a bike idling like this i laugh and walk away. This isnt a knuckle head.

[@russellbarron6775]

@mauser8515 I'm pretty sure it's s sportster. Last year for knuckleheads was 47.😃

[@russellbarron6775]

@@mauser8515 Thanks for the r; a reminder to let the bike warm up before shooting a video so that it does indeed idle at 1k rpm which it does when warm. Good idea for a video though, again, yet another video on setting idle speed and doing an idle drop to set the air/fuel screw.
Damn fie idea. Thanks

[@mauser8515]

@@russellbarron6775 Yeah you said it was cold outside which makes sense, but I would choke it to crank it, then half choke it to just to keep the rpm around 1000. I warm my Harleys up by riding them and since i live way out in the sticks every ride is 30min minimum. Ive never had milky oil in any of the cases, and no abnormal wear or knocking in my Evos, Big Twin Evos, TC88 and TC96 bikes.