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Old Oct 20, 2018 | 11:21 AM
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I recently had to replace the ECM on my 2011 Sportster at great expense & now it is not running as it was because the tuning was reset to zero. As it is fitted with Hines pipes, stage 2 I have been told I will need the tuning kit which I did not get from previous owner. Is there any way of retuning without this as it's £400+ & I'm led to believe it's only a bit of software?? Thanks in advance.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2018 | 11:37 AM
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No easy way around it. You're going to have to buy a tuner of some kind. On the bright side, a good tuner will make the bike run much better than the crappy dealer download which is just a canned map.
 
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