The dust has now settled from our Summer Dyno Day..... It was great to see everyone there and run some beautiful machinery over the Dyno. I’ve posted photos and videos on Facebook so go and check it out. By the way its been made clear to me that many of you didn’t...
Dos and Don'ts for Motorcycle Power Commander SystemsLast week was all about finding and rectifying problems. This week is the fun part where we will to tune a stock bike as the manufacturer designed it to be but can't quite do it due to compliance issues.Before we do though, let's...
Using the Dyno and reading the information Ducati Misfire Let's take a closer look at last week's problems and see how they are solved. The Ducati 999 was interesting because as we noted last week there was more than one possible cause contributing to the problem. An obvious cause of a misfire is...
Dyno Tuning Part 2. Using the Dyno and reading the informationNow that we know how important the Dyno is in checking a bike’s all round health (assuming, that is, that you've read the previous article), let’s take a look at reading the information it provides and dissect the important stuff from...
Dynos - so what do they really do? Part OneSuzuki on the DynoAside from measuring horse power what use is dyno tuning?If you go back 30 years nobody supposedly needed one to tune a bike, it was all done by the seat of the pants, reading spark plug colour and a good...
A lot has changed in the automotive industry since I first started out as an apprentice motorcycle mechanic 35 years ago – I’ve seen and learned a lot. In fact, not a day goes by that I don’t find myself still learning something. In the last 10-15 years motorcycles have...
