. I am going to retard the ignition at the 2 and 5% areas from 2000rpm to 3500rpm, as I can feel it hunting every so slightly. Best to to describe it is it feels like a hoss straining at the leash to take off. I want it to happy content to trott along in that zone, it makes for more pleasant cruising.
I just chuckled...have you ridden a KTM ? I know a few people who've bought them and then quickly changed them after saying the characteristic 'instant readiness' (particularly the 950 and 990 ) state of tune that they run in at steady speed, is exactly the reason they got rid of them for, and what they really wanted was something tamer, but which had the potential if you demanded it
Makes unusual sense that you can feel the characteristic of the bike you borrowed the map from. I know people who tune their ECU to get that characteristic, to make the bike feel more aggressive
I have to admit, that since getting the KTM620 in September, and even after crashing it when we hit a deer, I've ridden my TDM only twice. I find that same "urgency mode" characteristic to be an invitation to have a bit of fun. The Samios remap can feel a bit more urgent than the standard map, but it's not quite in KTM territory. And after saying that.... I made the effort to go out on the little KTM tonight even after a really heavy week at work, just knowing that I would come back feeling much better 
If there's one thing about it that makes it particularly fun though, it's the light weight. Reminds me of an old Honda 400/4 Supersport or similar, light with an engine that can poke you down the road quicker than you think it probably should.
And just today I decided it's time to make way for a TDM resurrection, as I've got curious to learn if the new skills I got riding the KTM (I've enjoyed a lot of the old daft stuff, because it feels controllable)..........and come to think of it........when I say 'new skills' I might actually just mean the silly stuff you did when you was nay high to a grasshopper. I wonder if any of it has come to stick and might be applicable to riding the bigger bike.
But I don't think I'll be pushing the TDM's bars down into tight corners as much as this supermoto hooligan stuff lets you do, it's pretty much the case of you pick the line before the corner, any line, and the bike will follow it if you try hard enough !
Hehehe, hopefully this doesn't all end in an obituary to somebody who's famous last words were " I wonder if I can do that on a bigger bike now".
A 990 Superduke sir ? Oh yes please, and bring the tissues too
Edited by fixitsan, 28 June 2019 - 10:07 pm.
