Power Mode Button

So what am I missing here.

Various manufactuers are now adding these to their bikes to reduce the power available.

Now I thought all bikes were fitted with those as standard... called a twist grip.

Instead of pushing a putton to reduce the power by 20%, why not just erm.... Twist the throttle less?

If you don't want 140BHP, then don't wind the throttle all the way. If you don't want huge accelleration, use a higher gear.

If a bike produces 50BHP at 5000 RPM, and you want 50BHP, then riding at 5000 RPM would surely solve the problem?

Is this a gadget purely so the ham fisted don't kill themselves or do I not understand the system?

C

some people are that stupid ,they have to be reminded to take a breath.They will buy anything if it has a "gaget" on it

[fizzwheel]

Its a gimmick.

[Viney]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Its a gimmick.

Maybe so, but we all want one

My mates BKing has one, and he says the bike does ride different in the different modes, The 'softer one' makes the bike a lot less agressive in the wet.

That's right, it doesn't just reduce peak power, it softens the delivery across the rev range, which indirectly can mean that the sportiest setting can be even more sporty than perhaps it might have been when it was the only setting, because that 1 setting has to be usable on the road in all conditions.

So perhaps not completely necessary, but not pointless.

[SoulKiss]

As I understand it, the Power Button on the B-King actually changes the ECU to a different map.

So I would like to think that it makes a difference

Now if only those maps can be changed on a dyno, one map for "economy" and one for "loony" please

Surely twisting less also softens the power delivery over the rev range?

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Viney

Maybe so, but we all want one

I dont

Originally Posted by Berlin

Surely twisting less also softens the power delivery over the rev range?

No, it just doesn't raise the rev's as quickly.

On snow/ice, I can see the benefit. Even the SV with it's lowly 70bhp on show gets very twitchy. If the rear twitches, it's very easy to catch the throttle & give it a good yank - which is just what you don't want to do.

Grabbing a fist full of throttle on a less powerful map could mean that the differing maps is beneficial.

In the wet, it's just a gimmick that I'd leave on full power though.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Baph

Grabbing a fist full of throttle on a less powerful map could mean that the differing maps is beneficial.

Yes but wouldnt it be better to no "grab a fist full of throttle" in the first place ?