Odd you could not get the US ECU to work though. As soon as I read it I had one of those slap-yourself-in-the-forehead "DUH!" moments. I also ride with a guy who had a gen 2 done and he was happy with it as well no need for programmer under the seat and better fuel milage afterword.Ĭlick to expand.See, now THAT is kind of a critical detail - but one I have not seen mentioned anywhere or fully thought through myself. In conclusion the benefits definitely out way the possibility of failure, for me the 3rd program position alone was worth it & rarely do I use sport or tour mode anymore. The reassuring part for me is that Ivan essentially copy's your entire ECU so if something should go wrong with your existing ECU he can flash a new ECU with the exact same information. Because the ECU is married to the ignition switch on a Canadian model you will get your ECU back and even though mine was the first one he had done it was returned to me within a week. Ivan has lots of knowledge of what to change in an ECU for many bikes & brands, hes been doing it for years now. He indicated it would be a timely job & opted not to look into KLM/MPH option. We did have some discussions about the immobilizer & the possibility of being able to switch between miles & KLM's like the 16 and up models can do. Mine was the first gen 3 Canadian model Ivan was doing. My speedo is inaccurate before & after the flash so no change. I had the Ivan flash done to my Canadian 14 ES model. I was under the impression that they were virtually identical other than the cruise limits. I'm curious that your '15 launches softer than your '13 did. I honestly doubt I'd do it on a '14 or later. It wasn't worth $600 for a new ECU it was worth the $350 especially since there would be other benefits. I had no complaints about my 2013 before the flash, but I finally decided the cruise control "fix" was worth the $350. When I do experiment with one of the other two modes I always go back to Sport mode right away. I think any change in MPG would be so small it wouldn't matter. I attribute the minor drop in mileage more to my changed riding style than to the flash. Coincidentally, at the same time I had the flash done I stopped riding with him, and my pace has picked up when traveling. Prior to the flash, though, I rode often on long trips with a fellow on a Goldwing who rode slower than I do, and I kept the pace down because of him. That's calculated, not the on-board computer. In the 82567 miles before the flash I averaged 46.7 mpg. I keep records in Excel, so it's easy to do stuff like this.
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