From: alx on 15 Oct 2009 00:52 On Oct 15, 3:31 pm, CrazyCam <Crazy...(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Toosmoky wrote: > > CrazyCam wrote: > <snipped> > as you say in another post:- > > "From memory the cable isn't that expensive but the licence is and is > unique to each ECU. > That cable is _very_ expensive if you lose it or your toolbox gets pinched. I've checked..cannot get a replacement cable..Have to buy a whole "new" kit. Not real impressed at that policy. > > regards, > CrazyCam
From: Nev.. on 15 Oct 2009 17:24 On Oct 15, 7:08 pm, "Nev.." <id...(a)mindless.com> wrote: > FraserJohnston wrote: > > "Nev.." <id...(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. > > Nev.. > '08 DL1000K8 I guess they read my criticism :) Nev..
From: G-S on 19 Oct 2009 03:33 Nev.. wrote: > > Never understood all the allegations about twins and torque. None > seem to produce as much as a good jap inline 4. > > Nev.. I don't really think that twins produce more torque than inline 4's (other things being equal) but the sound and feel of a good twin is SO SO SO much more appealing (to me at least) than the way an inline 4 feels that I can put up with lower peak power and vibes at idle. G-S
From: IK Laboratories on 20 Oct 2009 08:35 Nev.. wrote: > > Never understood all the allegations about twins and torque. None > seem to produce as much as a good jap inline 4. They don't; it's all low gearing and a breathless top end.
From: Lars Chance on 20 Oct 2009 09:34
Nev.. wrote: > Never understood all the allegations about twins and torque. None > seem to produce as much as a good jap inline 4. > Yeah but who wants torque up the rev-range? (Apart from you, obviously) Twin-lovers like that lazy, low-down, don't have to go looking-for-it grunt. Maybe "torque" isn't the right word for it. -- Elsie. |