Originally Posted by motordavid

Normal, Ben...

If you step on the gas, lightly and slightly, you can
increase your downhill descent speed a bit.
I've run mine in 1st gear, (slow obviously, due to
high gear ratio reduction), 2nd gear and 3rd. All in
manual trans. That dramatic slow down you feel is
normal. And, keep you feet off the brakes! If you
want to slow down, while moving, simply lift off gas
and you will feel it come to a near crawl. Very effective
on our Mtn roads, in winter.


From memory, my '01 HD feature will "kick off"
over ~20 mph and go back to "normal"/non-HD...
YMMV.

GL,mD

Edit: go find a steep descent, empty of obstructions,
and practice getting the feel of it. It really, really works.