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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #120 on: December 30, 2015, 04:04:09 PM »
FOLKS.....    you WANT this flash!!!!!   ;D

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #121 on: January 05, 2016, 08:01:29 AM »
Went on a short (100 mile) ride around the Northern Neck of VA with the wife and it feels much better with the additional loading than it did previously.  Quite happy so far.
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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #122 on: January 05, 2016, 12:21:32 PM »
Went on a short (100 mile) ride around the Northern Neck of VA with the wife and it feels much better with the additional loading than it did previously.  Quite happy so far.

  Jim, I have a couple questions... how are you liking the throttle transitions? Is it smooth as you change throttle positions and less abrupt as compared to stock? And have you explored the deceleration? Not that it's more than stock, but do you feel it coming on smoother and more controlled? Have you explored controlling speed up / down with throttle, is it easier to control your speed now? Steve

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #123 on: January 05, 2016, 01:31:04 PM »
Throttle transitions were smooth as they were before the flash.  I never noticed any abruptness before, nor afterwards.  Deceleration feels the same as it was before.  I didn't have any issues with controlling the speed of the bike (before or after), although it always wants to go faster.  It basically just felt more powerful.  What I would like to do is ride a gen2 (stock) and compare how good my bike is to theirs. ;)   The only real issue I had was the idle speed dropped.   Hard to estimate how much, but I'm thinking about 200rpm or less.
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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #124 on: January 05, 2016, 03:29:10 PM »
Maybe you do need to ride a 10 up, I'm honestly amazed that you can't tell a difference in smoothness, it's what everyone else notes right off, even the guys with the early models. and losing a couple hundred idle rpm... first time I've heard that, and I have around 50 or more units running right now.  Interesting. I can tell you that the cold really affects the economy of the bike, I rode in some 45 degree weather and the mileage was horenedous, I watch the mileage increase steadily as the ambient temps came up into the mid 60's. This has nothing to do with the flash, just the inefficiency of the bike when it's cold. Steve

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #125 on: January 05, 2016, 04:27:48 PM »
Maybe you do need to ride a 10 up, I'm honestly amazed that you can't tell a difference in smoothness, it's what everyone else notes right off, even the guys with the early models. and losing a couple hundred idle rpm... first time I've heard that, and I have around 50 or more units running right now.  Interesting. I can tell you that the cold really affects the economy of the bike, I rode in some 45 degree weather and the mileage was horenedous, I watch the mileage increase steadily as the ambient temps came up into the mid 60's. This has nothing to do with the flash, just the inefficiency of the bike when it's cold. Steve

But when id you ride in cold weather?  ;D

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #126 on: January 05, 2016, 07:47:11 PM »
Are you kidding me? this is Florida - I'm used to 98* and 150% humidity. 45 bees COLD!  ::) ::)  Steve

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #127 on: January 06, 2016, 03:38:05 AM »
It was running in the low 50's during my ride on Sunday here.
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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #128 on: January 06, 2016, 04:47:59 AM »
Throttle transitions were smooth as they were before the flash.  I never noticed any abruptness before, nor afterwards.  Deceleration feels the same as it was before.  I didn't have any issues with controlling the speed of the bike (before or after), although it always wants to go faster.  It basically just felt more powerful.  What I would like to do is ride a gen2 (stock) and compare how good my bike is to theirs. ;)   The only real issue I had was the idle speed dropped.   Hard to estimate how much, but I'm thinking about 200rpm or less.

Do you have a Throttle Tamer installed? 
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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #129 on: January 06, 2016, 07:43:06 AM »
Yep, but I only got it because everyone else was getting it.
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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #130 on: January 06, 2016, 08:24:29 AM »
I left the left side insert out.

Unrelated to the important discussion on flashing, I'm totally distracted by the possibility that Mr. Pink's left-side lower extremity is more heat resistant than the right.  :)
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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #131 on: January 06, 2016, 08:28:00 AM »
Yep, but I only got it because everyone else was getting it.

So then, if everyone else was jumping off of a cliff...

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #132 on: January 06, 2016, 09:01:05 AM »
Unrelated to the important discussion on flashing, I'm totally distracted by the possibility that Mr. Pink's left-side lower extremity is more heat resistant than the right.  :)
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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #133 on: January 06, 2016, 10:01:35 AM »
The right side has more heat because of the exhaust, and the cats act as a heat sink. Steve

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #134 on: January 06, 2016, 10:22:43 AM »
So then, if everyone else was jumping off of a cliff...

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The right side has more heat because of the exhaust, and the cats act as a heat sink. Steve

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #135 on: January 06, 2016, 10:43:41 AM »
I found more heat was pushed up around the tank with both inserts in. Left one out is a reasonable compromise.

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #136 on: January 06, 2016, 11:09:23 AM »
The right side has more heat because of the exhaust, and the cats act as a heat sink. Steve

Let's leave logic and rationality out of this. I prefer Mr. Pink staggering around singing "yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum".  ;D
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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #137 on: January 06, 2016, 11:22:16 AM »
I found more heat was pushed up around the tank with both inserts in. Left one out is a reasonable compromise.

That's actually not a bad idea.  I may try that.
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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #138 on: January 06, 2016, 03:01:56 PM »
...staggering around singing "yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum".  ;D

That's actually not a bad idea.  I may try that.

Me too.   ;D

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Re: ECU flashing now available
« Reply #139 on: January 06, 2016, 03:24:47 PM »
[throttle tamer] Yep, but I only got it because everyone else was getting it.

The Throttle Tamer is very effective at greatly reducing so-called "throttle snatch".   Since the secondary butterflies can limit airflow, it is theoretically possible to simulate what the Throttle Tamer does mechanically but in the ECU.  However, if ECU changes do that AND one already has a Throttle Tamer, then the effect would be to double the taming, which might not be desired...
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