Just thought i would share my recent experiences in getting my bike mapped remotely, i had always fancied getting the bike mapped but in all honesty its due to me being so far from any of the tuning companies that its never been an option. I would have been in on some of the Hilltop tuning days but i never really managed to work this in with being down in the area for one thing or another.
I had a 2012 Twin Cam GS and had bought a set of AF-XIED and these were great on that bike, stupidly i sold the bike with them. So was going to buy a set for my 2009 but had come across the Treetop tuning page and so started talking with them, they are offering a service where you can send them your ECU and they will reflash it for you without needing the bike. This sounded great for me as i can get it done slow time and no need to visit them which works great for me being up in Inverness. I know there is a lot of debate over that of HT, i have never used their service so cant comment and dont want this to get into a bitch fight between the services, i just want to give my thoughts so that it helps anyone looking to get their bike mapped. Please Please dont put comments on and putting this into a debate between the two, this is just to give my thoughts on what TT have done for me. I am able to give a comparison between using a set of AF-XIED units on my twin cam over that of this new map. Granted this was on a twincam and my RT is a single cam hex head, however i know what the difference was like before and after with the Twincam when using the AF-XIED units. I am not saying anything bad about the AF-XIED units these worked very well for me but its the hassle of getting them from the states thats the only downside.
Got the ECU off and down to them last week (its not a big deal to get the tank off and ECU out sounds worse than it is), had great comms with regards to what was being done and how to the ECU. Turned the ECU around and was back with me last Friday. Fitted back into the bike on Saturday probably about an hour’s work and got to find out all the bits i didn’t need to take apart
Like i say its straight forward a process to get the ECU out, seems daunting at first as the tank needs to come off but its not that difficult, main issue is the control unit and ECU connections as they hadn’t been apart probably since the day it was built back in 2009 meant they were a bit of a struggle to come apart although a lot of it was me never taking them apart before. So a little electrical grease should help with anyone wanting them apart in the future with my bike.
So performed the throttle reset on the guidance from the guys since it’s a bench flash. Bike fired up straight away no issues, weather was pretty crap so damp roads with us and cold on Saturday. Once out on the road the difference is noticeable straight away, the bike is smoother and the dead spot through 3-4K revs is gone bike just pulls nicely all the way. Even letting the bike come down to say 35mph in 5th and then pull all the way is lovely you could never do this before and you wouldn’t really want to normally but wanted to see what it would be like.
4th gear is transformed it’s a totally different bike, might be too good as the speeds you get to quickly is quite amazing really. The difference is night and day and this was with crap roads and conditions, only did around 20miles but you don’t need much to feel the difference.
Got out on Sunday better weather and cover some more miles, it really is a different bike it feels so much better everywhere, whether it be overtaking through 3rd and 4th or whether be pulling the throttle in 5th and 6th just pulls so nicely everywhere. Its also smoother less vibey so im well impressed with it so far and cant wait to get some decent miles under the belt.
If you want to give your bike a new lease of life and you’re a fair distance from the tuners locations then getting the ECU remotely flashed is the way to go for sure. Such a simple process and its not that difficult to get the bike apart. If you have a Haynes manual and a bit of mechanical savvy then you will be fine. Just shout if anyone has any questions or would like something tried and I will see if I can answer.
Great job TT thanks for the new bike, it is transformed i would say more so than my Twincam was when using the AF-XIED units
I had a 2012 Twin Cam GS and had bought a set of AF-XIED and these were great on that bike, stupidly i sold the bike with them. So was going to buy a set for my 2009 but had come across the Treetop tuning page and so started talking with them, they are offering a service where you can send them your ECU and they will reflash it for you without needing the bike. This sounded great for me as i can get it done slow time and no need to visit them which works great for me being up in Inverness. I know there is a lot of debate over that of HT, i have never used their service so cant comment and dont want this to get into a bitch fight between the services, i just want to give my thoughts so that it helps anyone looking to get their bike mapped. Please Please dont put comments on and putting this into a debate between the two, this is just to give my thoughts on what TT have done for me. I am able to give a comparison between using a set of AF-XIED units on my twin cam over that of this new map. Granted this was on a twincam and my RT is a single cam hex head, however i know what the difference was like before and after with the Twincam when using the AF-XIED units. I am not saying anything bad about the AF-XIED units these worked very well for me but its the hassle of getting them from the states thats the only downside.
Got the ECU off and down to them last week (its not a big deal to get the tank off and ECU out sounds worse than it is), had great comms with regards to what was being done and how to the ECU. Turned the ECU around and was back with me last Friday. Fitted back into the bike on Saturday probably about an hour’s work and got to find out all the bits i didn’t need to take apart
Like i say its straight forward a process to get the ECU out, seems daunting at first as the tank needs to come off but its not that difficult, main issue is the control unit and ECU connections as they hadn’t been apart probably since the day it was built back in 2009 meant they were a bit of a struggle to come apart although a lot of it was me never taking them apart before. So a little electrical grease should help with anyone wanting them apart in the future with my bike.
So performed the throttle reset on the guidance from the guys since it’s a bench flash. Bike fired up straight away no issues, weather was pretty crap so damp roads with us and cold on Saturday. Once out on the road the difference is noticeable straight away, the bike is smoother and the dead spot through 3-4K revs is gone bike just pulls nicely all the way. Even letting the bike come down to say 35mph in 5th and then pull all the way is lovely you could never do this before and you wouldn’t really want to normally but wanted to see what it would be like.
4th gear is transformed it’s a totally different bike, might be too good as the speeds you get to quickly is quite amazing really. The difference is night and day and this was with crap roads and conditions, only did around 20miles but you don’t need much to feel the difference.
Got out on Sunday better weather and cover some more miles, it really is a different bike it feels so much better everywhere, whether it be overtaking through 3rd and 4th or whether be pulling the throttle in 5th and 6th just pulls so nicely everywhere. Its also smoother less vibey so im well impressed with it so far and cant wait to get some decent miles under the belt.
If you want to give your bike a new lease of life and you’re a fair distance from the tuners locations then getting the ECU remotely flashed is the way to go for sure. Such a simple process and its not that difficult to get the bike apart. If you have a Haynes manual and a bit of mechanical savvy then you will be fine. Just shout if anyone has any questions or would like something tried and I will see if I can answer.
Great job TT thanks for the new bike, it is transformed i would say more so than my Twincam was when using the AF-XIED units
