Tweaking the TPS

[Conrad]

Oh yeah, how does that old quote go- 'If a thousand monkeys typed away at a thousand typewriters, we would end up with 492 variations of the Concours 14 manual' or something similar, right?

Brian

Are they Asian monkeys?

[B.D.F.]

To be honest, I don't think we can ask the monkeys anything regarding their ethnicity, racial makeup, religion, color, creed, socio-economic status or anything similar. Further, the behavior of the monkeys cannot be questioned should we see something like two male monkeys holding hands or three female monkeys spending a lot of time at the water cooler talking about moving in together. And finally, even if we suspect one or a group of monkeys are members of some or other anti- American organization(s), we cannot single them out for any type of special treatment or observation. If we decide to search the monkeys, we must do it in a predetermined fashion and not vary from that specification; for example, every fourth monkey is patted down (yuck!) but numbers 2 and 3 must be left alone even if they seem to have something under their clothing.

We MAY react to very specific acts, words or phrases though; should a monkey use the words 'bomb' and 'airport', that monkey and any of his / her associates would be subject to additional, detailed scrutiny.

So no, you may not ask if they are Asian monkeys.

Brian

Are they Asian monkeys?

[VirginiaJim]

 

[gPink]

Now we know who wrote the SOP manual for the TSA.

[VirginiaJim]

Conrad must now visit our HR dept.  He has lots of esplainin to do.

[Conrad]

To be honest, I don't think we can ask the monkeys anything regarding their ethnicity, racial makeup, religion, color, creed, socio-economic status or anything similar. Further, the behavior of the monkeys cannot be questioned should we see something like two male monkeys holding hands or three female monkeys spending a lot of time at the water cooler talking about moving in together. And finally, even if we suspect one or a group of monkeys are members of some or other anti- American organization(s), we cannot single them out for any type of special treatment or observation. If we decide to search the monkeys, we must do it in a predetermined fashion and not vary from that specification; for example, every fourth monkey is patted down (yuck!) but numbers 2 and 3 must be left alone even if they seem to have something under their clothing.

We MAY react to very specific acts, words or phrases though; should a monkey use the words 'bomb' and 'airport', that monkey and any of his / her associates would be subject to additional, detailed scrutiny.

So no, you may not ask if they are Asian monkeys.

Brian

 

Conrad must now visit our HR dept.  He has lots of esplainin to do.

Oh the humanity! Even after I scored 100% on the Ethics test here at work.

[TRBN]

This thread is where I dyno'ed my '08.  It has had some "tweaks" done to the TPS and the dyno rated it at ~150HP.

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=8978

Aaron

[C1xRider]

Are you talking about the subthrottle sensor?   I think it's adjusted via voltage measurements, isn't it?  There's big bold print in the manual that says don't muck with it as it has been precisely adjusted at the factory from the same nitwits that adjusted my headlights.  No good can come from DIY adjustment, methinks, unless you have the same equipment that Kwak had at the factory or it just comes pre-adjusted.

I think we had a thread where someone went to a dealership to get some work done and a well meaning tech 'tried' to adjust it and the bike got worse.  Voltage is .62 to 4.14vdc from closed to fully open.  Probably some magic and dancing that you should do when 'adjusting' this.

Sorry for the delay, I took a impromptu road trip (in a motel in Butte MT right now).  I am referring to the main throttle position sensor (as Brian said, thanks for clarifying everything Brian). 

For the record, the only reason someone should even consider adjusting the TPS is if their bike came from the factory with the hesitation / dead spot I described in the OP, or maybe if their bike has run hot from day 1 (not something that started later).

Also, any adjusting should be done in a very controlled fashion, meaning mark the original position of the sensor perpendicular to the adjustment direction, before doing anything (don't use the paint line the factory put on there), and only move it in measured increments.

As a follow up to mine, I can confirm the hesitation is gone, and the operating temps are back to where they were before I adjusted it.  I'm satisfied with the results.   

[VirginiaJim]

This has been a good discussion on that sensor.  Thanks for bringing it up.