Where is my horsepower?

[Ddan]

..... lot of opinions here....
HEY have you checked your blinkers?
maybe you have a blinker fuse that has blown which causes the bike to not go faster than 100mph.
If that is the case, that is definitely the problem.
I had this same problem a few years back on a completely different bike.

Are you sure it wasn't one of the cards in the spokes gone missing?

[Roaduser]

Are you sure it wasn't one of the cards in the spokes gone missing?

Capriex sticker missing?

[Fitzy]

My 2004 s4r will hit 100 with little effort and will bury the speedo, you said that the engine was making funny noises how do your belts look? and have you pulled your spark plugs what do they look like, im new to ducs but the plugs should tell you if your not hitting on both and how its running

[George S]

Are you sure it wasn't one of the cards in the spokes gone missing?

I checked. Both cards are there... front and back

[George S]

My 2004 s4r will hit 100 with little effort and will bury the speedo, you said that the engine was making funny noises how do your belts look? and have you pulled your spark plugs what do they look like, im new to ducs but the plugs should tell you if your not hitting on both and how its running

I haven't visualized the belts, but they were changed when the valves were done. I haven't recently checked the plugs either. They were changed not very long ago, though.

[zooom]

I think your flux capacitor isn't putting out the necessary 1.21 gigawatts for to hit the hyperdrive and go warp factor 5 and go to ludricrous speed !

[koko64]

Hey George
You find the problem? Got to get those missing ponies back.
Sounds like fuel issues are the cause as others have suggested, (clagged fuel filter, cruddy injectors, ruptured internal hose or a failing fuel pump).

[corey]

If the bike ran on sarcasm, he'd be cruising at about Mach 4 after this thread!

[extra330]

To the OP, go back over your work becuase you've obviously made an error. Go back to square one and take things step by step. Take your time & check everything you've touched. It's more than likely something very simple.

cheers
Mike

[George S]

Hey George
You find the problem? Got to get those missing ponies back.
Sounds like fuel issues are the cause as others have suggested, (clagged fuel filter, cruddy injectors, ruptured internal hose or a failing fuel pump).

Took it to the dealership, they did their thing and couldn't find any problems. The tech took it for a spin and said he got it up to 110 with plenty of pull left. So who knows, maybe it was just some bad gas... maybe I was wearing a parachute and didn't realize it! LOL
Anyway, with that put to rest, I'm gonna take on a few smaller projects: steering bearings and radiator flush.

I'll keep everyone updated. Thanks for all the input, everyone!

[needtorque]

You must have been draggin your knee on a corner and a piece of debris, thrown up form the front tire being pushed so hard and so fast, jammed into the twist grip on the throttle.  This caused it to feel as though you were giving full throttle when in fact you were only at about 50%.  That's your story and you are sticking to it.

[George S]

You must have been draggin your knee on a corner and a piece of debris, thrown up form the front tire being pushed so hard and so fast, jammed into the twist grip on the throttle.  This caused it to feel as though you were giving full throttle when in fact you were only at about 50%.  That's your story and you are sticking to it.

I like it! 

[craig697]

Hey, had the throttle cable dislodge from the cam on my 696 it felt like throttle was wide open but it was only opening about 30 to 50 %

[George S]

Hey, had the throttle cable dislodge from the cam on my 696 it felt like throttle was wide open but it was only opening about 30 to 50 %

Interesting. I'll look into that when I have the throttle bodies adjusted. In the meantime, my first project is replacing my steering bearings. I've been struggling with finding a suitable support for hoisting the front end of my bike off the ground. Finally decided on laying two support beams across two of the rafters in my garage and using those beams. Pictures to follow if my garage comes crashing down!

I posted this earlier, but with no responses... do you have any experience with steering bearings? E.g. Ducati vs. aftermarket?

[needtorque]

I used some Allballs bearings on the VTX about 3 weeks ago. So far so good.

http://www.allballsracing.com/22-1039.html