Hell, it took almost 30 years for the tailpipe standard for bikes to be revised from the 1978 standard, and we're still exempt from evaporative control outside CA almost 40 years after it was required on cars.Įven in Europe where 2-wheelers are a higher percentage of traffic, only the French enforce low-emission zones on bikes. IMO, motorcycles are such a small part of the traffic mix that we'll probably continue to get away with nearly anything for quite some time in the US, especially as more old cars are replaced with much cleaner new ones and the air continues to get cleaner despite population growth. No one is coming after me for the 42.5 pilot in my XT225, but if Yamaha had allowed buyers to order it as an option from the factory without having certified the engine with that jetting, EPA would've nailed them for it. a bunch of small shops independently re-flashing bikes with maps developed by the aftermarket. H-D got nailed because it was H-D doing the reflashing themselves on a nationwide scale with their own illegal map vs. EPA went after H-D for being stupid enough to offer an official reflash to their own ECU that caused the bikes to pollute more. If I remember right, Harley got some heat for nearly standardizing the process of dealers putting 'off road use only' products on bikes as they left the showroom.Ĭlick to expand.EPA didn't go after H-D for allowing the aftermarket to reflash ECUs. There's also some plausible deniability when a vehicle has modified software. But the line gets blurry if it's sold 'for offroad/competition use only'. Historically they go after the ones selling the product. Seems like they're fear mongering about implying they'll go after the individual. Should only void damage that was potentially related to the computer system though. Especially if they can't reasonably discern what you modified. "The warranty on your brand-new bike may be declared null and void if you modify your bike, including software programming." That one's a bit harder to fault. You can't modify and then redistribute their code, but you can delete it. The solution might be in open-source replacements that act in place of the entire firmware. And OBD-II is mostly for reading codes/parameters - not altering or re-calibrating the configuration. But as tech advanced, manufactures rolled out additional tech that had it's own toolset. The OBD-II mandate solved a decent amount of these problems given the era it was designed in. This practically forces you to come to a dealership for service because the independents can't afford the needlessly specialized tech for many different systems. So customers have to go back into their dealer network for servicing and thereby guarantee profits within their own company structure." They want to sell proprietary diagnostic/updating tools for systems that otherwise should be straight forward with standard protocols. "it’s also about corporate control and the manufacturer wanting to monopolize their own system. In my opinion, this isn't motivated by concern over emissions or even the average enthusiast doing tuning. I didn't follow it too closely so I'm blanking on the details. this can be done at any of our listed agents through out the countryĬlick here to see our List of Rexxer agents.I think at a legal level, some of this debate has already played out with modifying smartphone firmware. I also recommended a throttle balance check and a throttle body tune to optimise throttle responce on some models.ĮCU Motorcycle Engine Tuning RexXer Australia have tuning agents throughout Australia and New Zealand that can professionally perform the tune for youįor an in house tune by appointment only…. Improved fuel economy, a smoother ride in traffic and a nice smooth exhaust note I have maps that suit most models that are mainly built for road use delivering a whole new riding experience giving one a more linier throttle response with noticable power eliminating pop on decel no more snatching or having to feather the clutch on round-a-bouts at low RPM. Now having a very good data base of road sport maps available to flash to your Motorcycle that have been intially developed on a dyno then I have modifled for road & Sport conditions over the last 15 years for either standard exhaust systems to complete performance systems and adding our recommended non replacement Sprint Performance Air filter …with these modification one will receive a very rewarding and satisfactory safe ride. ECU Motorcycle engine tuning RexXer Australia for all european models has over some years put together a libuary of good quality maps suited to Australian and New Zealand conditions for Most models Ducati – All models Motor Guzzi – Most models BMW – Most models MV Agusta – Most models Aprilia – Most Models Triumhp
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