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Offline Jaxter

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Unintended Acceleration
« on: November 05, 2011, 09:57:05 PM »
When I am on a straight-away going about 65 and go into a curve, I find that I come out of the curve doing around 80...is there some quirk that is related to lean angle which causes the engine to speed up? I am pretty sure that I didn't do it...honest.
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Offline shreveportSS

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Re: Unintended Acceleration
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2011, 10:10:29 PM »
I have the same issue. I find the exit speed depends on the curve. Blew out of a good tight one today at 100+ just to see the law coming at me. Glad he wasn't running radar. :o
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Offline VirginiaJim

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Re: Unintended Acceleration
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 06:01:05 AM »
I thought it was just the bike.  Noticed the same thing.  I don't think it's a flaw, though.
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Re: Unintended Acceleration
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2011, 07:11:28 AM »
That right wrist has a mind of it's own...
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Re: Unintended Acceleration
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 08:42:04 AM »
The quirk generally links to how loose the nut is behind the handle bars.
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Somedays are quirkier than others.  ;D
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Re: Unintended Acceleration
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2011, 07:09:45 PM »
For whatever reason, every time I fill up, the bikes wants to go faster, esp through the corners... It's something that's plagued me since I bought it... Gonna have to look for that gas gremlin... he's lurking somewhere...
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Re: Unintended Acceleration
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2011, 04:24:13 AM »
This bike has a mind of it's own.  No matter what speed I'm going it always wants to go faster.  It sometimes does this without any conscious control from me.
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Re: Unintended Acceleration
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2011, 04:28:29 AM »
 :popcorn:

(Waiting on kerby's responce.)

But until then ..... It's like when NASA sends a rocket near a planet or moon in order to get a sling shot effect from the gravitational pull of the planet or moon. The center of a curve acts the same way. If you're not going faster on exiting, your space time continuum is off and needs adjustments.

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