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I'd appreciate it if people who have regularly ridden a restricted pointy could let me know if they've had the same experience as me.
My girlfriend just bought a 2003 pointy 650 and had it restricted by the bike shop (who ****ed it up the first time around - I rode it away and the fuel injection warning appeared within a mile). She can't ride it for a few weeks as she's recovering from a shoulder op, so I rode it home for her ...and then rode it around a bit since it reminded me of my old curvy (I'm on a zx6r at the moment, but pining for a twin again). Anyway. The bike seems generally smooth, but occasionally seems to stutter or bog at mid-high revs (about 7k-ish perhaps) and then recovers after a second of hesitation. It doesn't seem to do it every time, but I wondered if people could tell me what their thoughts are. Do other restriction versions sometimes hesitate? The bike is unused at the mo (SORN), so if there is a problem it might not get seen immediately and we'd want to get it back to the shop ASAP. Also, once she's allowed to ride full power, is de-restricting simply a case of removing parts which were added? Or will she need to replace the parts used in the restriction process with stock parts? If the bike shop has removed bits which she needs to put back on the bike, I'd want to keep them - so we don't have to buy them all over again. Thanks for any feedback! PS It was interesting riding the bike post restriction. At 33bhp its still torquey, but it's so much more sedate and civilised...more gentle. If you're riding a 33bhp and waiting to get it de-restricted, boy have you got a treat in store! You can still overtake and get away quick on 33bhp, I did. You just need to shift gears sooner to keep the speed climbing with revs |
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where do you live?
coz the bike shops near me? jon |
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Not ridden a restricted pointy, but I'd have hoped the fueling would still be good and smooth. The ECU is replaced for a restricted one, make sure the garrage give you the full power one back and then it's just "plug & play" to move the 2 units over and go back to full power.
Some garrages *ahem* forget to give you back this £200 box.....
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Erm, generic "the bike shop", hehe
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I thought all they did was plonk a sealed chip between the main loom and the ECU? Is that what they did?
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I'm fairly certain it's an entire replacement ECU
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I just rang the bike shop and they said there's no change to anything electronic, nothing taken out, only parts added.
Apparently its two items: A stop inserted in the throttle (which is obvious, as it only opens about halfway) and some washers in the fuel inlets which restrict the fuelling. I checked if that's only for the curvy version, and he said that's restricted at the fuel inlet to the carbs. I did resent the guy saying "Yeah right" when I denied I was derestricting it myself. Don't much like being called a liar ![]() |
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Well that'll work too I guess
![]() <derail>Oi, you've stolen a clean version of my bike! </derail>
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I'd get a proper second opinion from another dealer to be honest. They sound like a***s. It's all electronically controlled so there would be no point in adding parts to restrict the fuel when an ECU would do.
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