I'm Guessing Something's Wrong

[scott_araujo]

It may be the computer or just the key.  Do you have another key?  Try using that one for a while.  Otherwise, maybe you can get your immobilizer de-activated.  Someone on this board is offering the service.

Scott

[Jenny Talia]

Yah, I got the other black key and the red key.

[JBubble]

I believe its Monstermash thats doing the flashing of the ECUs if you end up needing it.

[desmosome]

Yah, I got the other black key and the red key.

Jenna, This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the black key - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red key- you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes

[Bendy]

Jenna, This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the black key - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red key- you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes

Listen to John Banderas. He knows kung fu. And probably some other crazy european shit, like bullfighting and making rice.

[duc_fan]

This is the one big thing that makes me hesitate about buying a Multistroodle.  It has all that d**n electronic garbage on it.

My SS has EFI, but it's pretty basic, and it's not linked into the rest of the bloody bike.  The tacho is old-skool, the speedo is mechanical, rest of the wiring harness is unintegrated, etc.  Carbs would be even better still.

And the irony is: I work on electronically controlled aviation stuff for a living, but I don't want any of it near my cars or motorcycles.

Sorry Jenna, I have no useful advice other than: get rid of your current Monster, and go buy an old-skool M900 carby.

[GAAN]

ugh

needles and jets

icky

the only thing worse would be a diaphramed mech fuel injection and a points ignition.

 

[desmosome]

points are going to suck on my CB3fidy,

bah

[Joshua]

I personally love my 750 carby, It made me a weekend mechanic.  It does involve most of my free time if it starts to mess up but I'm impatient and don't want to wait for two weeks to get her back on the road.

This is is from someone who has only ridden a carbed bike and has no idea what a fuel injected bike would run like.
I'll find that out once I can afford a 848.

[Jenny Talia]

I personally love my 750 carby, It made me a weekend mechanic.  It does involve most of my free time if it starts to mess up but I'm impatient and don't want to wait for two weeks to get her back on the road.

This is is from someone who has only ridden a carbed bike and has no idea what a fuel injected bike would run like.
I'll find that out once I can afford a 848.

Completely, utterly, totally interesting . . . ummmm . . . can I see the full size avatar?

Pretty, pretty, please?

[Bendy]

Carb reliability and ultimate control for the win.

FI prolonged wheelies, economy, and adaptability for an equal win.

FI bikes seem a bit more digital, in my experience. Gas is on or off. Perhaps a more responsive throttle, but more "sudden" in comparison. Most are just TBI anyway, right?

Folks will cite that FI equals easier tuning without acknowledging that tuning is done very infrequently. In my opinion, 'running' is more important, and carbs have fewer variables to cause error. Believe you me, wire chasing sucks.

I really enjoy being able to plug into a dozer with a laptop, but for personal toys, I have to prefer a long common screwdriver. I grew up turning screws, and may have a professional mechanic bias. Keep It Simple, Stupid.

[desmosome]

And don't forget FI works better than carbs when subjected to wildly changing g-forces.

[duc_fan]

And don't forget FI works better than carbs when subjected to wildly changing g-forces.

True

but...

My SS is no aerobatic aeroplane.

Nor is it a warbird/dogfighter.

So your point, while true and interesting, has little practical bearing on my motorcycle.

Sounds like Bendy and I are on a similar wavelength.  I particularly concur with the assessment of FI throttle.  On or off.  Man, the 2001 SS does NOT like to be ridden at any kind of steady cruise under, say, 70 mph (where aerodynamic forces require some positive throttle application).  The newer bikes with the later FI that I've test ridden ('stroodle 1000DS and Sport 1000S) actually had a more severe "on/off" feeling with the throttle.  If anything, I would expect a later system to be smoother.

Anyway... I'm tired and need to not be writing an opinion piece on mechanical things.  Carry on.

[krolik]

Hey Dan-o

I saw your company in an article in the Oregonian today.

[GAAN]

that is all in the tune

same for a carb

you get the stoich off on a carb and it is an accel/decel button as well

you calm the map down a bit with a PCIII and lower the gears and a FI bike will cruise at constant speed no problem

although mine doesn't 

The lightweight flywheel seems to have shitwrecked that novel plan all to hell