Denali T3 engine braking sensitivity

[MikeRBiker]

After a great ride out at Moffat, it seems that my rear engine braking flash setting is a little too sensitive at default settings. Can the collective hive mind advise how sensitive it should be/ what works for them?

Obviously it’s not something that’s easy to check yourself!

 

[DrFarkoff]

After a great ride out at Moffat, it seems that my rear engine braking flash setting is a little too sensitive at default settings. Can the collective hive mind advise how sensitive it should be/ what works for them?

Obviously it’s not something that’s easy to check yourself!

Got two engines on your bike mate ??

See the thing that your left hand squishes on the handle bar

You control the amount that you squish it to control the amount of engine braking that you require!

 

[MikeRBiker]

Got two engines on your bike mate ??

See the thing that your left hand squishes on the handle bar

You control the amount that you squish it to control the amount of engine braking that you require!

Tell me you didn’t understand the question, without telling me you didn’t understand the question.

 

[DrFarkoff]

Tell me you didn’t understand the question, without telling me you didn’t understand the question.

Auto Sensing Brake Light pods perchance ??

Could have been better described Innit

 

[MikeRBiker]

Auto Sensing Brake Light pods perchance ??

Could have been better described Innit

True. I should have said B6, not T3.

 

[HEX Support]

Hi MikeRBiker

If you've got front aux lights, you can set them as a brake output and test a few different settings. The way in which we determine it with all sensitivities, is as soon as high-ish revs are detected and you close the throttle, we'll trigger around 2-4 flashes and in that time the ezCAN calculates what the deceleration rate is. When the calculation completes, it continues to flash if deemed necessary, and calculates again, or stops the flashing.

Personally, when riding on our in house adventure bikes, I set the sensitivity to least. This way it will always trigger on throttle close, to alert drivers behind me. The reason for least is that the 2 cylinder bikes brake much harder with engine in higher revs.

When I'm on the K1600 or XR, I set the sensitivity slightly higher as their deceleration is much less.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Kind regards

 

[MikeRBiker]

Hi MikeRBiker

If you've got front aux lights, you can set them as a brake output and test a few different settings. The way in which we determine it with all sensitivities, is as soon as high-ish revs are detected and you close the throttle, we'll trigger around 2-4 flashes and in that time the ezCAN calculates what the deceleration rate is. When the calculation completes, it continues to flash if deemed necessary, and calculates again, or stops the flashing.

Personally, when riding on our in house adventure bikes, I set the sensitivity to least. This way it will always trigger on throttle close, to alert drivers behind me. The reason for least is that the 2 cylinder bikes brake much harder with engine in higher revs.

When I'm on the K1600 or XR, I set the sensitivity slightly higher as their deceleration is much less.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Kind regards

Thanks very much for a clear and helpful reply.

 

[MikeRBiker]

Hi MikeRBiker

If you've got front aux lights, you can set them as a brake output and test a few different settings. The way in which we determine it with all sensitivities, is as soon as high-ish revs are detected and you close the throttle, we'll trigger around 2-4 flashes and in that time the ezCAN calculates what the deceleration rate is. When the calculation completes, it continues to flash if deemed necessary, and calculates again, or stops the flashing.

Personally, when riding on our in house adventure bikes, I set the sensitivity to least. This way it will always trigger on throttle close, to alert drivers behind me. The reason for least is that the 2 cylinder bikes brake much harder with engine in higher revs.

When I'm on the K1600 or XR, I set the sensitivity slightly higher as their deceleration is much less.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Kind regards

Following the above I removed the flash on engine braking, as a couple of riding mates were distracted. Just had my bike in for MOT today. Last year when I collected it they had turned off the D4 riding lights at the front, so I did the same in case they messed with the headlamp alignment machinery. Everything else was unchanged from last year. I have a soundbomb set to 2sec delay, and my B6 set to no flashing, 10% running light, 100% braking. The kind tester obviously got surprised by the soundbomb, and came up with these advisories on the B6:
“Rear Lower (additional position lamp is so bright that it may be mistaken for a brake lamp in operation) *DANGEROUS*”
“Rear Lower (additional position lamp operating as brake lamp is extremely bright when operating brakes. This is dazzling/blinding to driver behind) *DANGEROUS*”
It was a pass.

Do you suggest we should reconfigure the setup for MOT (I’m currently thinking I might turn it off as a running light and reduce it to 50% on braking) or was my tester just having a bad Friday afternoon? I wonder if the testing regime has been tightened and if any other UK users have reported similar experiences?

P.S. just checked last year’s certificate, which was a clean pass, from the same guy!!