Anyone in the Massachusetts area wanting to have their bagger and/or Grand America speed limiter removed and HP tuned?
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Thanks for the laugh this morning Steve. But I would never ride like that.....I ride dainty! >Just to keep the facts straight. The 2018 1600B that I own is limited to 130 MPH. I have had it on the speed limiter 3 or 4 times now and it is perfectly stable. The 1600 GA has the 101 limiter. Never ridden one, I can't comment on how it feels. But it's hard for me to imagine it being any more unstable than my Harley Road Glide at 120 MPH. The Harley is downright scary when cornering at any speed above 80. I know, It's amazing I'm still alive after breaking the speed limit. I still run with scissors too. Just lucky I guess?
SG
Yes, yes, I know.....
Holy resurrection, Batman!
I test rode a 2014 1600GT back in 2014 and wound up buying the 1200RT instead.
That said, I just rode the B and was thinking that I thought the GT was quicker and had much better throttle response. A little disappointing, especially since the B is a few pounds lighter. (Of course Im more than a few pounds heavier since then and that could be it too.)
Also, any performance mod I would be interested in, and maybe others as well, isnt so much to achieve a higher top speed but to improve the acceleration to whatever that top speed is.
Take the B and twist the throttle twice quickly. The bike will only rev once. That is not how a throttle should operate. Overall the B is great bike but that tuning or whatever is off. Its a design flaw. One that should not roll out to customers on a premium bike.
Sorry, but thats the truth. I was surprised how the 2 bikes felt so different but had the same engines.
Im still going to buy the B but at this point I might as well wait for the 2019 model. Who know, maybe they will fix the throttle. Doubt it, but I can hope.
Plus my dealer has no more Bs with forged rims anyway and I dont want to start messing with other dealers. Plus Im cool with Blue. I like black and all, its just so.....original.
We'll see what happens.
Oh, and the bike I rode was a demo with 2400 miles on it and I was in dynamic mode so I know it isnt a "download" issue or software fix after break in miles.
The reason there is such a shortage of aftermarket parts for these bikes is that for 1 hardly anybody buys them. Not a knock, but this is a niche market, and 2, the people who buy these bikes dont typically want performance mods. This thread is a perfect example of that.
Dont get the wrong idea, I love the brand, I love the bike but I calls em how I sees em.
Interesting.........There are a couple of active posts here that claim the GA (and the B) is dangerously unstable at speeds above 80 mph. Wonder why your riding or your bike are not affected.:wink: I only have about 300 miles on my B and I have had it up to 90 for a couple of moments and notice no instability whatsoever.WoW! I was just out for a Sunday speed run and my GA pauses at ~ 110 MPH. I have not been over 101 and tried to gun it to see what happens? Then I came home and seen this post! The reality for me is I think I want the speed to go 150mph, but I very happy with the balance of speed, convenience of the storage and comfort of riding on the GA. Plus, the Dynamic mode, with the speed shifter gives me a thrill!
Working on getting that removed this week with a tuner in SoCal that has been doing it on a few other GA's including a friend of mine who used him and that says he not only removes the limiter but takes out the throttle lag, smooths out the shift assist (didn't think it was clunky but ok..) and a couple other things.
here is a little more detail; https://brentuningmoto.com/product/2017-bmw-k1600-bmsp-mail-in-ecu-tuning/