Why is the rev limiter there and what is it's purpose other than making the person worry about something else when he needs reverse. Is there any consequences or dangers with disabling it?

 

sparkster, the idea behind the rev limiter for reverse is safety. It is to stop you from going too fast in reverse and possibly losing control, especially if you accidentally apply too much throttle. Most quads that have this also have an override switch so that if needed (like when you are stuck and need more power), you can rev normally. On my Kawasaki Prairie it is a momentary switch, which means that you have to continously hold it on for it to work (also a safety feature).
There are no consequences if you disable the rev limiter other than the lack of safety. I think its a good feature because if you need to override it, it is easy to use the overide switch and it makes you more aware of the extra power and speed. If your quad doesn't have an override switch, I can see where you might not like it.

 

Mine with all other polaris quads have a similar overide button as yours. I thought maybe it was for some other reason besides safety.

 

I disabled mine...the button's now a horn.
[red]HONK, HONK!!![/red]

 

It's to keep me from killing myself when I back my quad in between the cars in my garage.

 

Todd,
How did you disable the switch and use it for your horn? I have a horn on my Magnum 500 and would like to do the same as you. Could you please email me the instructions? Thanks.