TuneBoy? was Re: Bathurst 1000
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From: Fraser Johnston on 15 Oct 2009 21:59 "atec 7 7" <"atec 77"@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:hb75ij$n9o$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Fraser Johnston wrote: >> "Nev.." <idiot(a)mindless.com> wrote in message >> news:Rd2dnV263LgYRUvXnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d(a)westnet.com.au... >>> Fraser Johnston wrote: >>>> "Nev.." <idiot(a)mindless.com> wrote in message >>>> news:rcWdnb8QYYLcU0vXnZ2dnUVZ_gudnZ2d(a)westnet.com.au... >>>>> Toosmoky wrote: >>>>>> CrazyCam wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> That's what I thought too, but, Roger, the guy who told me this, knows >>>>>>> Wayne (Mr.TuneBoy) and Roger was one of the first dyno operators to use >>>>>>> TuneBoy, with Wayne standing beside him, showing him how to work it, >>>>>>> so.... >>>>>> Urban Legend rather than Urban Myth then... ; ) >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yup. $200 seems to be the going price for a key, which is coded to the >>>>>>> ECU identity, thus one key works for one ECU, on several copies of >>>>>>> TuneBoy. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cable and software, IIRC was another $200. >>>>>> Just checked the site. I thought it was $100 for the cable, $400 for the >>>>>> licence key/unlock code. Software free. It's been a while... It is $199 >>>>>> for the key. Great! $200 less than I thought... : ) >>>>>> >>>>>> > N.B. the USB cable I have is the proper one for Triumphs, it may, >>>>>> > or may not work for other makes of bikes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Tuneboy.com.au sell adaptors for other makes for $49 each. >>>>> When I had the Buell, there was a bloke making USB adapters to fit the >>>>> service plug for $50 (easy to make cable's but more trouble than it's >>>>> worth hard to get the right plug because there only seemed to be one >>>>> supplier in the world selling them retail online) >>>>> >>>>> There was some software which was an ongoing collaborative effort between >>>>> some of the more skilled programmers among the worldwide Buell community >>>>> which was a free download. >>>>> >>>>> I never bothered to do any tuning with it, but as I learned after a short >>>>> time as an owner, any time there is any sort of issue with the way the >>>>> bike is running, the first thing to do was reset the TPS. 2 min job with >>>>> the cable and software and seemed to be the resolution of most issues. >>>>> >>>> Why did you ditch the Buell for the Vee? Mechanical issues? I love my >>>> Vee (which is going to a happy new owner on Saturday) but they really need >>>> a beef up in the brake department. >>> Lacked choice in tyres. Reliability issues. Interesting bike, but >>> struggles to match up against anything out of Japan. >> >> Cool. I like their streetfighter looking things but the air compressor >> engines really put me off. Jap is hard to go by for decent power and >> reliability for not much money. >> >> Fraser >> >> >> > You should ride one pistons cams and pipes makes a new ride and they do > handle quite well nothing soft and floppy in the frame these days I will take one for a spin next chance I get and report my findings here. Fraser
From: Fraser Johnston on 16 Oct 2009 05:50 "atec 7 7" <"atec 77"@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:hb9faj$ai1$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > AH but once it's had it's guts ripped out and replaced with after-market you > don't get to visit the dealer anywhere near as much > throw the suspension away for some Eu stuff and it rides smoother and the > bucks spent at the local machine shop balancing all the moving stuff helps to > partially compensate for the square cams realistically it aint gonna idle > smooth EVER but coming off a corner as the torque bits and it begins to make > "that" noise through the gears ... You sound like a Jaguar owner "Once you spend the first 50 grand getting it right, then it just comes alive and only costs you 10k a year in routine stuff." Or you just buy something from Japan and ride it. Fraser
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