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Pushing off some work to the slower times makes some sense, but how do you explain to the customer who just bought their brand new bike that now has a recall (that states something to the effect of: stop riding at risk of death) that their riding season is over in June/July? I can only imagine...

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The is no throttle input at 0% throttle, assuming the power commander is calibrated correctly for your bike. Traditionally any adjustments at 0% throttle are to reduce after-fire and idle stability - depending on where in the RPM range the adjustments are made. Given that I have never seen...

If you were working with a stock unmodified ECU, you could continue playing with the power commander to your heart's content. However, in this case you don't really know where you are starting off. The base power commander maps are made for an unmodified ECU, as this doesn't really apply in your...

The power commander does not care what ECU is in place, or what map is in that ECU. All it does is compare throttle position to engine speed and adjust fuel (and sometimes ignition timing depending on model) according to what is in the table installed on the power commander. If you have changed...

Keep in mind the adjustments on the power commander maps are not absolute values. They are adjustments to the factory mapping. If there is a richer adjustments at 0% throttle, it may be an effort to eliminate the after-fire that can occur with aftermarket pipes during deceleration. The lean...

The digital dash was a disaster waiting to happen though. I have this vision of you having to make a new one from scratch.. Good luck, I have some odd-ball projects I am still trying to find money and time to get to.

Yamaha sold a lot of these bikes over the years, tons. But now we are starting to see the parts availability dry up. Many carb parts are no longer available through the OEM, among other things. Maintenance-wise there were some interesting choices made which boggle my mind a bit: exhaust and...

Whether a clutch is wet or dry (ie. bathed in oil - most bikes, or not - some ducatis and a few others) does not mean it is or isn't a slipper clutch. Slipper clutches are intended to be "back torque limiting" allowing the driven side of the system to slip or spin free (depends on design...

This happens all the time on the QEW during my commute(s)... drives me a little nuts. Is the 20 meters that important? or 2 seconds saved? 4 or 5 times a week I watch someone pull from the right most lane onto the on-ramp (which is ending), then continue at speed across the "bull nose" (not a...

If time is not critical, I always enjoy cutting across the top of Lake Rosseau along hwy 141. Try and leave friday morning though long weekend traffic is going to suck. You can make the ride to Sudbury as long as you want. Detour through Minden, then cut across 118, jaunt up to 141. Or just head...

What I'm basing that on is listed in "Record Keeping Requirements" immediately below the "Requirements and Inspection Criteria" section. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/motor-vehicle-inspection-stations.shtml#requirements

If the problem is in the carbs.... big if, but that's the way you are leaning.. - float heights: check and confirm both static and active. Make sure vibrations aren't holding the floats open and increasing the fuel in the bowls. Or anything else for that matter. - synch - won't cause these...

As discussed above, each shop and subsequently the signing tech has to accept the liability with the increased documentation. Some are some aren't, as johnscruiser found out. If some shops want to do the work for less, that is up to them. True. The inspection is for the bare minimum safety...

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The changes increased our time anywhere from 15 minutes to over an hour depending on the bike. I just averaged it to a half an hour so far, but I will continue to monitor the times and adjust accordingly. With the increased paperwork and no updated guidelines (I'm hearing next year for those by...

Follow the manual as close as practical. We know that almost no new bike gets kept below the RPM limits they put in the manuals, and I have never seen a failure because of it. I try and tell riders to take it easy, mostly so they get used to the new bike rather than the break-in but it works...

Glad you sorted it out, the way I read your description could indicate many problems. Happy to hear you are on track.

You have this backwards. If the RPM's hang up when you chop the throttle, it is rich. You can duplicate the problem by holding the choke open a bit to confirm, for your own piece of mind. The directions Brian gave you were correct. Once you get it starting and idling properly you can begin to...

Yes, as long as it's not a complicated one with LED's and diodes. It might give false reading if there is only a partial short during certain circumstances. There are many ways to replicate this testing method, but everyone has at least one headlight bulb..