Reflash

[Gumby 1100_imp]

Don't know where Don's shop is, but maybe I'll run over next June once school's out. I'm next door in Ohio and the wife (school teacher, hence "after school") has family in New Jersey near east PA. Might drop the bike off and continue on for a visit and pick it up when done.

Any concerns though? Run hotter with the spark advanced? Reduced spark plug life? Per Kevin Cameron, a small retard in spark [like, .5 degree to 1 degree] yields huge plug life increases with almost no power loss. Don't know how hard it is to find that sweet spot where power is good and plug is good too.

Anything anybody can report on would be good. Have only heard the "pros" so far but nobody has posted up any "cons" of doing this.

Regarding richening the mix, this will not only improve performance but will also help to run cooler. I've had similar mapping improvements made on other bikes using fuel managers and it usually also increases fuel economy.

The lean A/F ratio set by the factory may be good for cleaner emissions, but the added heat of running lean is bad for the bike and it will usually run more efficiently on a richer mix. The stock ECU timing gets retarded in certain zones partly to prevent overheating because of running so lean. I believe that once the mix is richened you can safely advance the timing without destroying the plugs.

I cannot think of anything about remapping/reflashing that would be bad, unless he goes too far from optimum A/F ratio or optimum timing in any area.

[Cormanus]

I am wanting to do this, but I'm waiting until someone can get their bike into the shop (in PA) to have it tuned on the dyno. As of right now the tuner is making "educated guesses" that seem to be working fairly well, but I would like to be sure all is right before I pull the trigger.

As from what I have read those that have had it done have been really pleased with the results, both in economy and power.

While you're off the bike, I could pop over to the States and ride it into Guhl for you.

While you're off the bike, I could pop over to the States and ride it into Guhl for you.
No, no.....It was hard having someone else put 15 miles on to to get it home from the shop, let alone letting some hoooooligan from down under come and put 5,500 miles on it for a dyno tune. But anyway.

While you're off the bike, I could pop over to the States and ride it into Guhl for you.
No, no.....It was hard having someone else put 15 miles on to to get it home from the shop, let alone letting some hoooooligan from down under come and put 5,500 miles on it for a dyno tune. But anyway.
Nice try mate. They are silly, but not THAT silly. .

Cheers
In addition, if Randy B had accepted your kind offer I would have proposed giving ferret some assistance by taking his bike to San Diego and back. Purely to get its fuel consumption back to normal.

Cheers

You know, I've a theory about Ferret's fuel consumption. Like you, I don't ride too hard and my average is 5.32 litres/100 kms or 44.6 US miles/gallon. However, If I convert it to UK miles/gallon, that average is 53.6 mpg.

I wonder if the Ferret's on board computer is an aberration and reads in UK miles/gallon?

[Randy B]

Well that is an interesting thought, but the 13 has no computer as such and thus the gas pump(s) he fills at would have to measure in UK gallons instead of US gallons, and somehow I doubt that.

Nice try though. (and I know...I just smashed your sarcasm to dust.... )

[Cormanus]

You know, Randy, I thought you were altogether a more agreeable bloke when you were spending more time on your bike.

Don't push too hard. I know where this bloke lives and he's as mean as the rest of them,

[Lord Popgun]

Is that thing a Dalak?

[Pterodactyl_imp]

Is that thing a Dalak?

Looks like a Dalek that doubles as a mailbox. Or maybe a mailbox that doubles as a Dalek.

We like unique mailboxes down under. Don't you?

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Cheers

[redbirds_imp]

We love custom mail boxes.

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/loca...60631.html

[the Ferret]

Ok no going off on a gun rant people. that did not end well last time.

[Cormanus]

Excellent, Redbirds.

I thought the dalek was a mailbox until it took a pot shot at Pterodactyl. Luckily it missed and I don't think he realized. I photographed it on the way back when it was a bit more subdued.

[Randy B]

Reminds me of this:


And now for something a bit disturbing...
http://maxtervamp.deviantart.com/art/Doc...-320393201