RPM

[spyderman 998]

Hello All.

I'm new to this site as of today and I'm also a new spyder owner. 2012 RT-S Semi auto.

What RPM should it be at idle speed when warmed up?

Does anyone know what the red line would be at?


Thanks

[my3gs]

Give it a few mins an u will get the right answer. :congrats:An :welcome:This is a great site!!

[boborgera]

1350 to 1450 RPM, Idle. And not adjustable,
The Red line is around 9k, And when you hit it you'll know it.!
And it's not a good idea to hit it too many times.

[ARtraveler]

:welcome: and :congrats: on the new ryde. Both RR and Bob have you covered on the rpm's.

[Chupaca]

:welcome::congrats: I have an RS manual shift and it idles 1350/1400 rpms. Enjoy !! ;)

[Dudley]

HMMMM, did you get an Owner's Manual, or are you just not willing to read it. You said you were new, and we were all "new" once, but the Owner's Manual is given to you for a purpose, one of which is to hopefully prevent you from asking such questions because you just don't want to read and find out yourself.

[BajaRon]

Hello All.

I'm new to this site as of today and I'm also a new spyder owner. 2012 RT-S Semi auto.

What RPM should it be at idle speed when warmed up?

Does anyone know what the red line would be at?


Thanks

You've got to be kidding, right!

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd365/BajaRon/Spyder/RedLine.jpg?t=1358484459

[wa3wheels]

This is getting better ......:popcorn:









You've got to be kidding, right!

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd365/BajaRon/Spyder/RedLine.jpg?t=1358484459

[d.o.spyder-rts]

:congrats: on your spyder purchase and:welcome:to the spyder web. Dale

[SpyRyd]

HMMMM, did you get an Owner's Manual, or are you just not willing to read it. You said you were new, and we were all "new" once, but the Owner's Manual is given to you for a purpose, one of which is to hopefully prevent you from asking such questions because you just don't want to read and find out yourself.

spyderman 998;

Dudley is giving you some really good advice. Don't mistake his tone and stop asking questions. This is the greatest site for all Spyderlovers and you will learn a lot by asking questions and reading posts from others.

Welcome!

[GloryRyders]

:welcome: and :congrats: on your new :spyder:. :agree: with the above answers but here is my $.02............when starting cold revs are about 1500 RPM and then it settles down to 1300 to 1400 RPS after 20-30 secs. I never worried about "red line".....just be sure to not shift before about 5000 RPM otherwise is will be "tough" on the clutch. Don't forget, read the manual several times!

[MouthPiece]

spyderman 998;

Dudley is giving you some really good advice. Don't mistake his tone and stop asking questions. This is the greatest site for all Spyderlovers and you will learn a lot by asking questions and reading posts from others.

Welcome!


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And then you'll read some of my comments and say: "Did he really say that"? Welcome to SL and my RT-S idles around 1300 to 1400 when I first start it. I haven't the slightest about maxing it.

Chris

[budro]

HMMMM, did you get an Owner's Manual, or are you just not willing to read it. You said you were new, and we were all "new" once, but the Owner's Manual is given to you for a purpose, one of which is to hopefully prevent you from asking such questions because you just don't want to read and find out yourself.

Easy Dudly, easy. Did you wake up on the rude side of the bed this morning ?

[Bob Denman]

...Bounced mine off of the rev limiter once during a "3rd gear stretching exercise run"; 9200 rpm...

[DrewNJ]

Right around 1400-1450 at idle.
I've hit the rev limiter a few times on some missed shifts and once when winding it out trying to play "catch up" with a group I was riding with. Like the others have stated it's just over 9k. This is a VERY conservative mechanical limit for this motor. Some Aprilia bikes are 11k and those guys say their motors make max hp at @10k and max torque at @8k.
It's just an eerie feeling when you hit the limiter.....:opps:

[Bob Denman]

It's not eerie...
It's :cus: terrifying! :yikes:

"What did I just break now?" :shocked:

The whole bike just stops pulling and plays dead!

[DrewNJ]

It's not eerie...
It's :cus: terrifying! :yikes:

"What did I just break now?" :shocked:

The whole bike just stops pulling and plays dead!

:helpsmilie: :roflblack:

[otter28169]

1350 to 1450 RPM, Idle. And not adjustable,
The Red line is around 9k, And when you hit it you'll know it.!
And it's not a good idea to hit it too many times.

Hey BoBo, this sounds like the voice of experience. Playing a little too hard were we??:ohyea::ohyea::ohyea:

[jerpinoy]

:welcome:Who needs the owners manual ?:helpsmilie: Just keep in touch with this forum you'll never get lost. Imagine check the do and don't forum. You can ask anything and you'll get many and different answers then you figure out.:D:yes: When everything fail check your owners manual and watch the cd video.:yes: Just have fun and worry less you'll be fine.:yes:

[Bob Denman]

Hey BoBo, this sounds like the voice of experience. Playing a little too hard were we??:ohyea::ohyea::ohyea:

Perhaps he's become a "Person of Interest" to the local LEOs... :shocked:

[Dudley]

Easy Dudly, easy. Did you wake up on the rude side of the bed this morning ?


LOL...nope. It's just that after reading so many posts since 2008, sometimes I wonder why some people just can't seem to get the time to read the Owner's Manual, yet can get on here and ask questions that are clearly answered in the Manual, had they read it. The Manual is provided to help us all to better understand and enjoy our Spyders and even gives us safety instructions that could save our life.

[Bob Denman]

I've been here a bit less than two and-a-half years; you do see the same questions that keep popping up, but it's because it's a new question for a new rider...
And a new member! :thumbup:

[ARtraveler]

:agree: with Bob as usual :roflblack:

[BajaRon]

:agree: with Bob as usual :roflblack:

Everyone agrees with Bob. It's a tradition! :thumbup:

[Bob Denman]

:lecturef_smilie: Not The Missus... :shocked: :roflblack:

[billybovine]

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[BajaRon]

:lecturef_smilie: Not The Missus... :shocked: :roflblack:

That is a given and already factored out of the equation..

[boborgera]

6036360364


I'm thinking that's the hard limiter, Sought of like the 6.6 gal gas tank is the hard fill.:rolleyes:
:roflblack:

[Bob Denman]

That is a given and already factored out of the equation..

:shocked: But...But... She always tells me that NOTHING happens without her direct involvement! :shocked:


"Factored out of the equation"... http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_1_72.gif

[Bob Ledford]

My 2011 Rt-L runs fine and all the things wrong don't amount to a hill of beans when get down to it really. What reaLLy gets to me is fuel mileage! For a long time I was shifting to early and slugging the engine getting 20MPG in traffic,

then I found out you got to rev that sucker up. So I brought the shift points up to 4500 +/- a few 100 mileage came up to 30 MPG.

the other day I was not paying any attention to what I was doing and I. Got 44 MPG.

question is what is your best fuel mileage delivered at in the gear verses RPM range?

where does the engine develop its best economy curve
I realize temperature, weather,loading, traffic and terrain are contributing factors. Most of my riding is FL coast line one up 45 to 65 MPH!

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: 44mpg??? :thumbup:
Superb!!! :clap:

[billybovine]

I'm thinking that's the hard limiter, Sought of like the 6.6 gal gas tank is the hard fill.:rolleyes:
:roflblack:

You could be right on that one. 6.6 gal gas tank, really funny BRP! If my memory serves me well (it usually does not) BRP has publish rev limits of 9,250, 9,500 and 10,000

[chris56]

here is a long boring Clip what RPM`s you normally use with hte RT .. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/media.php?do=details&mid=276

[boborgera]

You could be right on that one. 6.6 gal gas tank, really funny BRP! If my memory serves me well (it usually does not) BRP has publish rev limits of 9,250, 9,500 and 10,000


Yea,
And there's one case were BUD's claims an 11,000 rpm hit,
So that engine is on that owners dime.! :dontknow:

[Illinois Boy]

Yea,
And there's one case were BUD's claims an 11,000 rpm hit,
So that engine is on that owners dime.! :dontknow:

Kind of hard to deny a download from the dealer showing you took the Spyder up the 11k RPM's when trying to make a warranty claim.:opps:

[BajaRon]

Kind of hard to deny a download from the dealer showing you took the Spyder up the 11k RPM's when trying to make a warranty claim.:opps:

I think the owner's point was that if the rev limiter was working properly the engine should not have been able to turn 11k.

[billybovine]

It would not be hard for an operator to over rev the engine on a manual, even with a properly working rev limiter. Down shifting at extremely high rpm will over rev the engine, rev limiter or not. On the semi transmission I don't know if the logic will allow a down shift under those conditions.

[boborgera]

I think the owner's point was that if the rev limiter was working properly the engine should not have been able to turn 11k.


That was my point, In a :rolleyes: round about way, Don't trust the rev limiter to always save your bacon.

[Illinois Boy]

I think the owner's point was that if the rev limiter was working properly the engine should not have been able to turn 11k.

Yeah... I kind-of figured that was the case.;)

[DrewNJ]

I'd imagine that it's possible to spike the rpm's on an SM well above the rev limiter during a hard miss shift....it's only a momentary spike before the limiter has a chance to shut things down but probably enough to show up on the graphs.

[Sarge707]

LOL...nope. It's just that after reading so many posts since 2008, sometimes I wonder why some people just can't seem to get the time to read the Owner's Manual, yet can get on here and ask questions that are clearly answered in the Manual, had they read it. The Manual is provided to help us all to better understand and enjoy our Spyders and even gives us safety instructions that could save our life.

:agree: Reading the Manual is Important!! I Have had about 15 BRP products but still put the Newest Manual Beside the toilet to read each morning till I Know it Backwards and Forwards? Then If I run out of Turlet Paper????:roflblack: