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[MostlyBonkers]

RTFM (Read The F*****g Manual) is something my wife has told me many times. Ironically, this is one of the times I did read it. There's nothing that says eco mode limits you to 70, though. Or that you can't switch modes in mid-ride. /shrug   That's why I asked ya'll, though, I'm not afraid to stop and ask for help.

That said, I took it out again on a custom setting and holy CRAP I own a carnival ride!   

This is actually quite a nice story. I'm sure you were quite satisfied with the performance in eco mode, except for the 70mph speed limit. I remember that feeling of getting a new toy as a kid and discovering it would do something I wasn't expecting. It was a revelation and lots of fun.

[clay.leihy]

On my 15 FX I have to slow down to about 50 before the switch takes effect. It sucks when you hit the interstate in eco and realize you need more speed to keep from getting run over. And I always run in sport mode unless the roads are slick. And yesterday when I took my teenage daughter to work and the zoo. Used custom with zero coasting regen, full power and max top speed, and 80% brake regen to better stop the extra weight.

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[Doug S]

...holy CRAP I own a carnival ride!   

I'd let my brother throw a leg over my bike once, but just for a short spin, and he almost always rides two-up with his wife anyhow. So once when we were all three together with our two bikes, I offered another ride. When they got back, her comment was exactly what you said..."It's like a carnival ride!".

My brother told me she couldn't stop giggling the whole time they were on the bike. He also said he'd gone to about half throttle.

They have yet to offer me a ride on their Yam V-Star 950. I'm not terribly disappointed about that.