Today I was riding and shifting without the clutch, and thinking how smooth this bike is. It got me to thinking of all the people that complain about the throttle response, and it came to me. If the ECU is so "on/off", why do we not feel the "jerkiness/snatchiness" when the cruise control is engaged? I mean the ECU is taking the place of your right hand(s). It should feel the same under ECU control. or human control. But it doesn't. Yes, the ECU knows exactly how much fuel the motor needs to operate correctly. Which also means that a human should be able do the same.
Most of us started riding wa-a-ay before EFI. We were used to carbs. We developed muscle memory for carbs. (the older we are the more memory we have) So when EFI came along, and not all EFI is the same, we kept trying to use the throttle with all that carb muscle memory. Which, obviously, doesn't work. And also, as we get older, we become more stubborn, which results in "it can't be me, has to be the bike, 'cuz I'm a great rider".
If the ECU can do it, and the minority group of us can do it . . . . everybody should be able to do it. I'm just an average Joe, so I initially thought that maybe my bike was different, that my throttle was smoother. Then I realized that some of my throttle smoothness, was actually due to clutch smoothness. That I was using my left hand to help control what my right hand was making the bike do. A person can not learn their bike if they don't ride it . . . . frequently . . . . regularly. Use it, or lose it. Skill, at anything, is perishable. I'm not picking on Scrambler, I actually agree with almost all of his first impressions, but he rode his bike once and decided it needed to be "flashed". There have even been some here that have decided to "flash" their bike before they even sit on it.
I haven't ridden near as many bikes that a lot of y'all have . . . . but I know a great bike when I ride it. The Tenere is my favorite ever . . . . as is.
Most of us started riding wa-a-ay before EFI. We were used to carbs. We developed muscle memory for carbs. (the older we are the more memory we have) So when EFI came along, and not all EFI is the same, we kept trying to use the throttle with all that carb muscle memory. Which, obviously, doesn't work. And also, as we get older, we become more stubborn, which results in "it can't be me, has to be the bike, 'cuz I'm a great rider".
If the ECU can do it, and the minority group of us can do it . . . . everybody should be able to do it. I'm just an average Joe, so I initially thought that maybe my bike was different, that my throttle was smoother. Then I realized that some of my throttle smoothness, was actually due to clutch smoothness. That I was using my left hand to help control what my right hand was making the bike do. A person can not learn their bike if they don't ride it . . . . frequently . . . . regularly. Use it, or lose it. Skill, at anything, is perishable. I'm not picking on Scrambler, I actually agree with almost all of his first impressions, but he rode his bike once and decided it needed to be "flashed". There have even been some here that have decided to "flash" their bike before they even sit on it.
I haven't ridden near as many bikes that a lot of y'all have . . . . but I know a great bike when I ride it. The Tenere is my favorite ever . . . . as is.