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Sep 19, 2014 | 09:20 AM

#11

JustDave13

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I think they are year specific but that may just be due to the cable connector.
As far as transfers go from bike to bike or PV seller to buyer I'm not sure.
I do know that you have to pay for an additional license when you want to add another bike to your PV.

I'm sure Dynojet has the answers to all these questions.

Sep 19, 2014 | 11:32 AM

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pntmachine

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Originally Posted by blueangel73

So if I understand this correctly. If I have the PV and wanted to sell or trade my bike, I could keep the PV and pay the $200 to add it to my new bike, correct? The old bike would maintain its tune as long as the new owner didn't change anything on the bike, if s/he wanted to change things then they could either hunt me down for the new flash or get a new tuner (<---can they change / marry a new PV to the bike that is already married to a PV?) Is the PV an off bike hardware setup that just plugs in, flashes and then removed and stored in tool box / on shelf? If so are they model/year specific?

Also, if I know someone that has a PV, I now have the option to pay them $200 to allow me the use of their PV to tune my bike, correct? I am guessing if this is the case, I just have to hope that that friend is a friend for the life of the time I own the bike.

If you buy a new bike you can pay the 200 and marry it to the bike. You can also have a friend pay 200 and marry it to his bike. I am not sure on the ? about if the bike has already been married to one will another PV recognize it or can you pass it along in the sale can that person pay and have another bike be put on it but will ask.

Sep 19, 2014 | 12:51 PM

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JMC22

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If you bought a new bike and did any upgrades - you would have to pay for someone to dyno and change the tune right - I think $200.00 is a bit excessive for a re-marry option - maybe Jamie will stumble across this post and weigh in as it would be nice if they had different price options like if your bike was stolen, crashed vs sold and you were able to use the tuner on a new bike
All in all - $200 is still less than buying a new tuner or having your new bike dyno'd/tuned

Sep 19, 2014 | 05:21 PM

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pntmachine

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To get your bike flashed at the dealer or at least my dealer it is 159.00 plus a half hour labor of 40.00. That my friends does not get your bike on the dyno, that is just a computer flash. A dyno tune can be 3 to 5 hours labor charge so I'd like to hear others weigh in on that.

As far as the PV goes I called DynoJet today and this is the deal. They do not care who owns the PV whether its sold or given away if someone pays the 200.00 license fee you can marry it to a bike. You can also as said before marry it to as many bikes as needed at 200.00 a bike. A bike that has been flashed and sold will keep that tune, if that new owner buys one for himself the new PV will not recognize it has been married before so there is no problems buying a bike without the original PV.

Sep 19, 2014 | 09:58 PM

#15

Ndfastln

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Hmm, $200 to get married and the divorce is free, shame other things didn't work that way.

Anyone know if the Thundermax works the same way, or of another tuner that can be used on more than one bike without having to pay a fee?

Sep 20, 2014 | 07:30 AM

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ramhunter9

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Good info guys thanks. If anyone is interested my PV-2 is in the classified.

Sep 20, 2014 | 07:38 AM

#17

Iceman24

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Yep, welcome to the world of "fee for service" and "user/license agreements." Sometimes computer SW license(s) will transfer from owner to owner with original key, but in the case of these piggyback tuning devices...it's an "investment" to the vendor to continually tap into more $$$ each time their little robot moves on...it's called "life-cycle" and adds revenue to their pocketbook. Win-win for them & deterrent to purchaser/owner if you ever want to bail on their product. This is why it's always beneficial to "read the fine print" when researching.

Sep 20, 2014 | 01:31 PM

#18

JefFLH

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Just went through this. Traded in my '07 Road Glide which the P/V was married to and picked up a '14 Low Rider. I kept the P/V. I called DynoJet and they sold me a new license so I could continue using the P/V on my new bike. They also sent software that basically put it back to new so it was like starting out fresh with the new bike. I also had to purchase a new cord for the canbus system used on the newer bikes as the old connecting cable wouldn't work on the '14. Money well spent in my opinion.