Has anyone else come across or indeed tried this? I have done a search here but cannot find any reference:
1.Completely disconnected the battery for 24h (my reading sources state 10 minutes to half an hour).
2.Turn the key to on to get rid of any held power for about 30 seconds (probable not needed).
3.Reconnect Battery (make sure all other electrics are off)
4.Turn key to on
5.Start bike without touching the throttle.
6.Leave to idle (DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE) for around 15 minutes until the fan kicks in (mine took 16 minutes).
7.Hit the kill switch.
8.Turn off the ignition.
9.Now you're done.
I have seen this on various web locations, notably on the Australian ST forum ozstoc.com(ST1300 technical). I am not a member of that forum, but reading the thread, a few members have reported favourable results, namely, 'Smoother throttle response, pulls from much lower in the rev band in all gears'.
The information they state on the thread is "Apparently as part of the prep before the dealer hands over the keys, the mechanic resets the ECU starts the bike and lets it idle for around 15 minutes until the fan cuts in. In the 15 minutes the ECU creates a base map using all the info gathered from the O2, water temperature and possibly other sensors."
I would be interested to hear the comments and views from members here with much more knowledge than I.
1.Completely disconnected the battery for 24h (my reading sources state 10 minutes to half an hour).
2.Turn the key to on to get rid of any held power for about 30 seconds (probable not needed).
3.Reconnect Battery (make sure all other electrics are off)
4.Turn key to on
5.Start bike without touching the throttle.
6.Leave to idle (DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE) for around 15 minutes until the fan kicks in (mine took 16 minutes).
7.Hit the kill switch.
8.Turn off the ignition.
9.Now you're done.
I have seen this on various web locations, notably on the Australian ST forum ozstoc.com(ST1300 technical). I am not a member of that forum, but reading the thread, a few members have reported favourable results, namely, 'Smoother throttle response, pulls from much lower in the rev band in all gears'.
The information they state on the thread is "Apparently as part of the prep before the dealer hands over the keys, the mechanic resets the ECU starts the bike and lets it idle for around 15 minutes until the fan cuts in. In the 15 minutes the ECU creates a base map using all the info gathered from the O2, water temperature and possibly other sensors."
I would be interested to hear the comments and views from members here with much more knowledge than I.