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said id throw this up, its well worth looking into if you’re thinking of optimising max performance from your engine without getting into power commanders / aftermarket pipes etc. Or removing engine restriction etc.

I left the bike to a local qualified guy here in Dublin ( Gary Donohoe ) who has good experience with race engines, rebuilds, servicing etc, on all makes of bike. He currently works for Megabikes here in Dublin city centre ( also worked for NDM ).

He has recently got software for ECU flashing. He has a good understanding of electronics etc so I was confident in his ability & i know him well enough to be at ease. I asked him to get the data for the 1200 tenere which he did. I really didn’t know what to expect re results, but said what the hell anyway.

He has a small but fully functioning workshop with access to a dyno room in the city.

The bike before it went is was fine, ran a little rich, but has been since I first bought it new in Oct 12. The low down take off was lumpy-ish, 1st – 3rd was flat and midrange was just ok. The gears were restricted as stock settings. Im not saying it was all bad but I was happy enough. Its was the way Yamaha had the engine. Petrol consumption was about 43 mpg, not bad, not exceptional either. They are a big bike and the way they come from the factory to meet regs etc choke them to death.

So flash done……

whats it like? Astonishing in a word. It has completely transformed the bike. Ive got more acceleration, better mpg ( avg 53 mpg at the moment so thats up ) , better midrange with 10 bhp increase. The first three gears feel almost twice was they used to be re power. They are no longer flat. That restriction is gone. The response from the throttle from take off in 1st – 3rd is very sharp. Pin throttle accuracy and feel. The bike has two fuel modes "Touring" & "Sport". The difference is night and day now compared to before.

Midrange on the motorway is great. It was never bad, but a lot more pep now. The bike is ticking over better, sounds different too. He also adjusted the fan temp setting and throttle position along with the fly-by-wire remap, rev limit and fuel map. Riding in the city is even easier now, I go through heavy traffic the odd time and the throttle and fueling is so smooth from before it was done, makes it even easier now to go v slow without stopping.

The best part of how he carried out this flash, he used the dyno. He didn’t just throw in generic settings like some that flash ecu’s. He adjusted the ECU / fuelling etc while the bike was ran on the dyno. Its perfect. So i would imagine this ecu flash could be better as the bike was actually dyno’d while being flashed as opposed to others with are just done with generic settings. This allowed the bike to be adjusted to optimum effect.

If anyone wants their ECU done by Gary,I couldn’t recommend it enough.

The cost will be 330.00 euro for the flash, less post back to you if required. The 330.00 also included o2 sensors where applicable. If you require return post that will be an additional 10 euro – tbc. Im sure he may be able to do something re small discount for :bikerie: members.

Contact Gary Donohoe on 00 353 87 two nine 6 43 27 or email garydonohue_30@hotmail dot com

I will throw up read-outs when i can get them uploaded.

Im super happy, made a HUGE difference and i would recommend it.

One of the other members here was collecting his KTM after mine was done. Im sure he will throw up his tuppence worth too.

It only takes a day for the bike to be done. I know he has also done a couple of GSXR’s with good results and a couple of bandits etc.