There have been several times I've set my Rostra at 25-30 mph.
I have usually had it in 5th gear at the time.
Mine works pretty well w/o surging at those speeds.
Now, I originally set my dip switches up exactly as Brian suggested in his tutorial.
After about a year of use, it began to annoy me concerning how long it seemed to take to engage at a set speed. I have a friend that I installed one on his GS. He told me one day he had observed the same thing with his, which bugged him as well. He read up as to what each dip switch setting did, and had changed his #2 switch from off to on. This made it engage a lot sooner. Big improvement.
So, I changed mine, and had the same result...with one exception; Mine now takes spells surging.
It seems to be controllable, though. I have to watch about not engaging it if I'm going down a steep grade, or climbing a hill, etc. Otherwise, it has been an improvement.
Excellent! Welcome to the world of closed loop control. What you did was to shorten the time the Rostra uses to close the loop, which makes it respond faster. That is a good thing when the unit was responding too slow but a bad thing when it surges. It is not a 'right or wrong' situation and some other people have used different setting that they prefer also. The settings I used are quite forgiving and 'soft' for lack of a better word but the result is the system can be sluggish in some circumstances.
This is the root of the problem with the Rostra on high power- to- weight vehicles; it was not originally designed to work in this envelope. All loop closure systems are a compromise but there is a window where a given system usually works very well and a C-14 is outside the Rostra's window.
As always, the Rostra install has become a community development thing and a lot of people have contributed different methods, settings, etc. Lots of different things work, some better than others, especially depending on what the particular person wants or expects. Good on ya' for tinkering and getting a better machine as a result.
Brian
Thanks, Bro! And, thanks again for your cool tutorial. Because you took the time to document your pioneering adventure for the adaption of the Rostra to a C14, it has been a huge help, not only to me, but many others.
My friends and I will always be grateful to you, Brian.
I really appreciate your contributions to the forum.
It's helped me help others. That's what it's all about...right?
Ride safe.
Bob
Thanks, Bro! And, thanks again for your cool tutorial. Because you took the time to document your pioneering adventure for the adaption of the Rostra to a C14, it has been a huge help, not only to me, but many others.
My friends and I will always be grateful to you, Brian.
My Rostra's been the coolest $300 farkle I've added so far.
Couldn't have done it without your help.
Because of you, I've been able to help several others install theirs, and they absolutely love them!
The last one I've done was just last month. I put an Audiovox 100 system on a 1999 Honda Valkrye.
(1500 GW 6cyl carb'd). It took me 2 years to convince my friend to buy one.
After we finished the install, we went on a 60 mile test ride. He was like a little kid with a new Christmas present! Even after he left my house, and headed home 35 miles away, he called me back to thank me repeatedly, saying how much he loved it.
I told him the real credit was due to you, Brian...for figuring it out.
Another friend that I put a Rostra on his GS is still thanking me... 2 years later!
I really appreciate your contributions to the forum.
It's helped me help others. That's what it's all about...right?
Ride safe.
Bob
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First, is there a latest and greatest 09 guide somewhere? And is the lit switch upgrade worth while? Last, for elements, is the covers and a dab of silicone all that's needed?
Close to pulling the trigger on a roster, sure hope no one takes offense to me posting here.
First, is there a latest and greatest 09 guide somewhere? And is the lit switch upgrade worth while? Last, for elements, is the covers and a dab of silicone all that's needed?
Thanks so very much for the time,
Joel
Last I checked on murphs, Brian's guide has pictures not displayed. Hmm
I just checked on Murph's (using Windows XP, Firefox browser) and all nine photos showed up just fine.
Try a different browser, or another computer.