Hi everyone, I'm planning on doing some mod's to my new Concours and have some questions.
Welcome!
My bike is an 09 Concours 14 ABS and I'm planning to add a K&N air filter and a Two Brothers VALE slip-on. After reading the posts about power commander and removing the butterflies vs. Guhl re-flash, I've decided to go the re-flash option, and that's where my questions start. I purchased a used ECU for my bike thinking that I would send it out for re-flash, that way I wouldn't be so paranoid about it getting lost or damaged in the mail and I could still ride my bike in the mean time.
I think that is probably an over-reaction to a very small risk. Just make sure it is insured when shipping and use a good carrier.
Then I read a post stating this "Furthermore, you need the KDS3 tool to replace the ECU because it has to be "registered" into the system, and the Kawasaki dealers are the only ones with the KDS3 tool." So now I'm wondering if the Dealer is going to give me heartburn if I try to have an extra ECU setup to work on my bike?
Not sure. But you can't just swap ECU's... if nothing else, KIPASS will not work and neither will the pressure sensors. And a dealer will charge you a pretty penny for that programming. If you are asking if two ECU's can be identical in that regard, I would say "probably". If you are that averse to the risk and want more options, go for a PC instead.
Have any of you done this before?
Not that I have ever heard. This would be something very improbable
And then my other question is about the re-flash itself, I know it will open the butterflies sooner, but will it also be customized for my combo......air filter and pipe?
It can be, but realize that it is not a "pipe", it is just a muffler swap. Replacing just the muffler [silencer] and filter will make so little difference in performance, it won't really matter. It is a move to make more or different noise/sound, change the appearance, and reduce weight.