Questions? Please see THIS FORUM thread for Q&A. Changing things on your bike often or in the future? No worries, map revisions are no charge for the first year (small cost afterwards). It will capture and store your bike's stock map once you plug in for the first time, then you email your file to us for revision, typically in 24 hours or less. Our maps are built around the Evap Can delete and (for '17+ models our) SAS Kit. The Engine Control Unit (ECU) is a critical component of your motorcycle’s engine that controls various aspects of its operation, from fuel injection to ignition timing. Schnitz Racing offers Motorcycle ECU Reflashing that eliminates speed, acceleration and peak power restrictions that prevent proper engine calibration Toggle menu 260.728. The Flash Tool does NOT come pre-loaded with maps, you MUST read your ECU and send us the file first. NOTE: Windows ONLY program supplied, and it will flash ONLY *one* Bike/ECU. It will also read/clear error codes on all '09-20 V7 & V9s. DOES NOT RESET TPS ON '09-12 15.RC ECUs nor will it reset the Service wrench on '17+ models, sorry, dealer only - SOFTWARE COMING SOON AS OF 8.23. This also a Diagnostic Tool: It handles the mandatory TPS reset (on all 2013-20 MIUGX ECUs) you do post re-flash AND we suggest you do so at least seasonally or at every service minimally. Ive found out that PC5 is an intermediate tool between the engine and ECU, if you dont want to tune it very often, you can go for ecu flash and load. Most likely needs to be sent away and loaded with a map.
Google your bike to see if its possible to flash the ecu. Our new touch-screen Flash Tool (FT) programmer for ECU "map" updating. Power commander v is common for fueling adjustments and a lot of people use it. When a bike is being developed by the manufacturer, powertrain engineers determine an ideal fueling and ignition. Even my mechanic buddy remarked that it sounded like it was idling and running healthier after I got it tuned.GT MOTOCYCLES® Re-flash Tool for your '09~20 V7 Mk I-II-III, V9 : ALL E4 MODELS PAID PRE-ORDER ONLY - SLOW TO SHIP - ALLOW 6~10 WEEKS SEE LINK BELOW FOR the V7-850, V9 & V85TT E5 UpMap device. The piggyback ride, reflashing, and other aftermarket solutions to ECU tuning. His tune fixed a lot of the quirks and qualms that I had with a factory tuned 2021, and has made it an overall pleasure to ride. I highly doubt anything will happen to the bike, and like I said, your service department will most likely not care, especially if you make the job of submitting the claim easy by not making modifications apparent.Īnd seriously, Dave/VCycleNut is the best in the business. You're more than likely going to be fine, especially if you get in good with your local service department. The ‘CAN’ bit stands for Controller Area Network, the ‘bus’ refers to the. CAN-bus is basically a messaging system that allows all the electronic devices on a motorcycle to communicate with each other. Places like my local dealer, they're just like you and I, looking to eek out what they can for a little more fun, and they won't say $hit to Yamaha, especially if in regards to Point 2, there is no giveaway that something on the bike has been tweaked. The OBD (on-board diagnostics) port on your motorcycle is just the start of a labyrinth of CAN-bus data signals. If its a super by the book dealer, they most likely will. Still in regards to the warranty, its also partially up to the dealer if they decide to tell Yamaha the ECU has been flashed.Yamaha corporate won't be tipped off to a ecu flash from pictures
As Dave said, you may need to erase his signature off the ECU case if they want pics of the ECU for whatever reason, but that is pretty easy all things considered. If you have a power commander, that is pretty difficult to hide (service manager's comment). If you have a warranty issue, Yamaha may want photos of the bike to approve the warranty case.In fact, for the pending recall fixes, any plugging in for the recall flash should in theory just overwrite, no questions asked (outside of the "Are you sure you want to do this?" Unlike on cars, where a flash counter exists in the ECU, and the ECU is read by the dealer and corporate, Yamaha can't jack into your ECU and see it was flashed, tampered with, etc.So, I had a discussion with my local dealer recently after an unsightly issue I'd rather not think about again (nothing related to Yamaha's build quality, or anything Dave at VCycleNute did), and one of the service guys took my (shameless plug here) VCycleNut tuned 21 MT09 around the block (Hi from Colorado my friend! Been meaning to send my impressions of the tune but have been slammed with work and its been a bit on the cold side) and the topic came up in conversation about the tune and warranty.