txknight67
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Picked my Spyder up from the dealer this morning. The parts they were waiting on were for the canister vent tube mod. Also the ECM update was done as well as the GPS change out I dropped it off for.
Some quick observations on my 5 mile shakedown run to work, mostly highway. The throttle doesn't seem to be as "jumpy" as it was. I can roll on it from a stop and get a smooth take off where before the gas came on quick. Same for accelerating at highway speeds, before, the acceleration came on with small throttle movements; made maintaining speed on the highway a little difficult. I know it is a mechanical linkage, but did they change the fuel mapping? Not as much fuel as soon as the throttle opens or in response to throttle movement? Maybe it is tied to the GPS change out?:dontknow:
Almost positive (99.9% sure
) it isn't just my mind playing tricks on me, the bike is definitely much easier to ride in the city than before all this maintenance. Before it was a fine line between stalling and jumping forward. Now it is very easy to operate in stop and go traffic.
Concerning the steering, I can tell DPS is definitely off at highway speeds now, before it felt like it was trying to provide artificial feedback or something? The initial input requires a little more effort than pre-GPS change out, but the response from the wheels is immediate, feels like I am directly connected to the wheels, not fighting with something like I was before. I never thought about it because it was that way from the day I got it, but now that I have something to compare it too....and that was even when I wasn't dealing with the catch.
In the little bit of city driving I did, didn't notice any difference with the DPS, but all my issues were at highway speeds.
Will keep everyone updated as I get more miles on it.
Some quick observations on my 5 mile shakedown run to work, mostly highway. The throttle doesn't seem to be as "jumpy" as it was. I can roll on it from a stop and get a smooth take off where before the gas came on quick. Same for accelerating at highway speeds, before, the acceleration came on with small throttle movements; made maintaining speed on the highway a little difficult. I know it is a mechanical linkage, but did they change the fuel mapping? Not as much fuel as soon as the throttle opens or in response to throttle movement? Maybe it is tied to the GPS change out?:dontknow:
Almost positive (99.9% sure
) it isn't just my mind playing tricks on me, the bike is definitely much easier to ride in the city than before all this maintenance. Before it was a fine line between stalling and jumping forward. Now it is very easy to operate in stop and go traffic.Concerning the steering, I can tell DPS is definitely off at highway speeds now, before it felt like it was trying to provide artificial feedback or something? The initial input requires a little more effort than pre-GPS change out, but the response from the wheels is immediate, feels like I am directly connected to the wheels, not fighting with something like I was before. I never thought about it because it was that way from the day I got it, but now that I have something to compare it too....and that was even when I wasn't dealing with the catch.
In the little bit of city driving I did, didn't notice any difference with the DPS, but all my issues were at highway speeds.
Will keep everyone updated as I get more miles on it.
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