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Old 22-05-07, 08:29 AM   #14
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Default Re: Revving a cold engine

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Originally Posted by andyaikido View Post
I thought they did? Depending on the car tickover will be less than 1000 rpm and be in a very low state of tune so it will only raise it by a few hundred rpm. Cars are quiet too, bikes are noisy beasts.
Cars also have electronically actuated throttles so the ECU can keep it at the target revs if needed. They have a whole host of gadgetry to make it run nicely which our bikes dont have, well really recent ones are starting to have more of it.
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