Digital Tech
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Digital Tech
So, I bought a new "blank" ECU for my '07 Sportster in preparation for buying a brand new PV unit. Right now, I have a PC3. I was hoping to recover some of that investment by selling off the PC3 along with its matched ECU. In that way, I could maybe reduce the cost of my system by a hundred dollars or two.
Silly me just thought that, since I'm going to flash the ECU anyway with a PV map that matches my bike's configuration, I could just use a blank ECU. If I understand correctly, before I can do anything with the PV, I have to load the stock "flash" on the ECU before I integrate the still theoretical PV.
(Yeah. I know. I should have done my homework on this instead of just assuming about how the system works. I could have saved myself a couple of hundred dollars if I hadl)
At this point, I'm hopping mad. (Let me tell you, when a 220# man hops when he's angry, he can certainly set up one heck of a racket, especially on the house's hardwood floors.) You would think that this tool could be nothing more than an appropriate USB cable for the bike's digital access port that hooks up to a laptop running a special program with an intuitive user interface. And if you has assumed that, like I did, you would be wrong. Apparently, it's more involved than that. Or maybe HD is just trying to keep it proprietary so that your average backyard mechanic can't do this work.
But that's neither here nor there. I am now looking for an Indy in No Va that can flash my new ECU with the correct map. I know that I can take it to the dealership for this service, but I would rather give my cash to an Indy instead of to the dealership.
My question is, then, does anyone know of an Indy in No Va that has the tools and doesn't charge an arm and a leg for the service?
Silly me just thought that, since I'm going to flash the ECU anyway with a PV map that matches my bike's configuration, I could just use a blank ECU. If I understand correctly, before I can do anything with the PV, I have to load the stock "flash" on the ECU before I integrate the still theoretical PV.
(Yeah. I know. I should have done my homework on this instead of just assuming about how the system works. I could have saved myself a couple of hundred dollars if I hadl)
At this point, I'm hopping mad. (Let me tell you, when a 220# man hops when he's angry, he can certainly set up one heck of a racket, especially on the house's hardwood floors.) You would think that this tool could be nothing more than an appropriate USB cable for the bike's digital access port that hooks up to a laptop running a special program with an intuitive user interface. And if you has assumed that, like I did, you would be wrong. Apparently, it's more involved than that. Or maybe HD is just trying to keep it proprietary so that your average backyard mechanic can't do this work.
But that's neither here nor there. I am now looking for an Indy in No Va that can flash my new ECU with the correct map. I know that I can take it to the dealership for this service, but I would rather give my cash to an Indy instead of to the dealership.
My question is, then, does anyone know of an Indy in No Va that has the tools and doesn't charge an arm and a leg for the service?
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From: Green Bay, WI
My understanding is the Digital Tech is a tool only available to an authorized HD dealer. It is similar to the software/tools we use at my job. Mercury Marine/Yamaha/Volvo all have systems where ONLY a dealer may purchase. Plus, I have to log in every 30-45 days to sync the laptops online. Or they shutdown and no longer function. It is to protect an authorized dealer from having an independant shop having access to factory tools.
Ironically, SESPT software is made by the same company that makes our Mercury Marine software. The interfaces are almost identical.
I would say your going to have to donate to your local dealer...
Ironically, SESPT software is made by the same company that makes our Mercury Marine software. The interfaces are almost identical.
I would say your going to have to donate to your local dealer...
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I just called the dealership. They said that they could do it for $100. I was expecting it to cost a couple of hundred, or more.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your experience, WIDH55.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your experience, WIDH55.
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