09-17-2015, 05:19 AM
All righty! I received my O2 sensor eliminator today and, as everyone said, it was a quickie install. I then took a 30 minute tour of the town and it proved enlightening.
I have never felt real comfortable putting along on this bike because of... I dunno what. It always felt like the bike couldn't decide what it wanted throttle-wise. But the only bike I've put any miles on lately is my KLR, and it is carbureted and a single to boot. I figured that it was just the nature of a FI system. Well, now I know better.
Highly scientifical seat-o-the-pants testing tells me that I will enjoy the bike more now. It isn't so "jumpy" when applying small throttle adjustments, it will idle along at 10-15 MPH without the little surges and hesitations, and (though I don't know why) it seems to downshift more smoothly. Before, especially at low speeds, downshifting took some concentrated throttle modulation to get a smooth shift. It felt like the engine would instantly drop to idle when letting off the throttle, causing a lot of herky-jerky engine braking unless I got the throttle just so. Maybe I was just being extra careful today, but it feels better now.
So, that's my two cents. Thanks to whoever came up with this simple, cheap fix!
I have never felt real comfortable putting along on this bike because of... I dunno what. It always felt like the bike couldn't decide what it wanted throttle-wise. But the only bike I've put any miles on lately is my KLR, and it is carbureted and a single to boot. I figured that it was just the nature of a FI system. Well, now I know better.
Highly scientifical seat-o-the-pants testing tells me that I will enjoy the bike more now. It isn't so "jumpy" when applying small throttle adjustments, it will idle along at 10-15 MPH without the little surges and hesitations, and (though I don't know why) it seems to downshift more smoothly. Before, especially at low speeds, downshifting took some concentrated throttle modulation to get a smooth shift. It felt like the engine would instantly drop to idle when letting off the throttle, causing a lot of herky-jerky engine braking unless I got the throttle just so. Maybe I was just being extra careful today, but it feels better now.
So, that's my two cents. Thanks to whoever came up with this simple, cheap fix!