Do I have a tuner?
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Do I have a tuner?
Hello,
My 2015 Road King had a tuner. This Ultra Classic is heavier and riding 2-up pulls stronger than my dynoed RK.
Dealer said it didnt have a tuner.
My RK tuner was under the side cover so, I removed both side covers and the seat but didnt find a tuner.
Is there another location it might be?
My 2015 Road King had a tuner. This Ultra Classic is heavier and riding 2-up pulls stronger than my dynoed RK.
Dealer said it didnt have a tuner.
My RK tuner was under the side cover so, I removed both side covers and the seat but didnt find a tuner.
Is there another location it might be?
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Not all tuners need to stay attached to the bike. The SE tuners are basically just an interface between the tuning program and the ECM. Once a tune is loaded, the module (tuner) is simply unplugged.
With used bikes, sometimes people trade them in and forget to keep the tuning module with the bike, or the dealer keeps them in hopes to sell a new one.
I traded in a bike a few years ago and gave the dealer the SE Pro Super Tuner (the now banned one) so whoever bought the bike would have it. By chance I ran into the new buyer and he wanted to know why the bike ran so much stronger than his last 88. Well, the dealer never told him that the bike had the 95 big bore kit, it was dyno tuned, and they also never gave him the SEPST module. Figures!
With used bikes, sometimes people trade them in and forget to keep the tuning module with the bike, or the dealer keeps them in hopes to sell a new one.
I traded in a bike a few years ago and gave the dealer the SE Pro Super Tuner (the now banned one) so whoever bought the bike would have it. By chance I ran into the new buyer and he wanted to know why the bike ran so much stronger than his last 88. Well, the dealer never told him that the bike had the 95 big bore kit, it was dyno tuned, and they also never gave him the SEPST module. Figures!
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Not all tuners need to stay attached to the bike. The SE tuners are basically just an interface between the tuning program and the ECM. Once a tune is loaded, the module (tuner) is simply unplugged.
With used bikes, sometimes people trade them in and forget to keep the tuning module with the bike, or the dealer keeps them in hopes to sell a new one.
I traded in a bike a few years ago and gave the dealer the SE Pro Super Tuner (the now banned one) so whoever bought the bike would have it. By chance I ran into the new buyer and he wanted to know why the bike ran so much stronger than his last 88. Well, the dealer never told him that the bike had the 95 big bore kit, it was dyno tuned, and they also never gave him the SEPST module. Figures!
With used bikes, sometimes people trade them in and forget to keep the tuning module with the bike, or the dealer keeps them in hopes to sell a new one.
I traded in a bike a few years ago and gave the dealer the SE Pro Super Tuner (the now banned one) so whoever bought the bike would have it. By chance I ran into the new buyer and he wanted to know why the bike ran so much stronger than his last 88. Well, the dealer never told him that the bike had the 95 big bore kit, it was dyno tuned, and they also never gave him the SEPST module. Figures!
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No you wont need it unless you make changes to the bike and want to (or need to) update the tune.
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Thanks Cygnus. I think Ill just enjoy the ride and stop wondering about it.
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