Here's my little write up of my recent changes to the GT. Had it just over a year now. Done my first ever euro trip on a bike and loved how it rode but always felt it could be better low down. Well after a few months of discussions and many late nights on the Internet and multiple emails I decided to take the plunge and get my GT tuned. Not for more power but for a smoother power delivery with slower speed ride ability. Gains are gains though. Spent many a night considering handing my pride and joy to a stranger to work their magic. It took some time but finally plucked up the courage to say yes! Let's do this. Just under 2 weeks ago I took the plunge and done the deal with Chris @ X-Bikes Racing in Wisbech for a Tuneboy set up. My biggest issue was nobody in Scotland really done what I wanted, and there seemed to be a very limited number of people that I felt I wanted to take the chance on. After many emails and conversations with Chris we met at a half way point and off he went to work his magic. Well tonight was the handover and Chris came up to Glasgow to drop the bike off and go over everything I needed to know and to make sure I was 100% satisfied with the changes he had made, but also took time(over 4hrs) to discuss the ins and outs of the software with my local tuner mate for my own peace of mind. Well I now have a completely transformed bike with Quickshifter & autoblip down shift, cruise control(which I don't think I'll ever used but it's a toy isn't it !!) and a bike that I can actually ride smoothly without constant clutch control and on off throttle changes at slow speeds. For my limited test rides this evening in slightly damp conditions and the slow run through town with a zillion sets of lights and traffic I love it. The jerkiness, on/off throttle response,constant clutch feathering are now gone. I have a lovely smooth bike that's happy to plod along at 2k rpm in traffic to short sharp blips between lights. Power delivery hits with a punch in Sport mode, touring mode just slows down such punch but is still there. Just more relaxed in doing so. Urban well it's just that. Crap. But we have done this as a wet map. Which ik sure I'll use one day!! Maybe. The Quickshifter is a bit of fun. Onto the motorway slip road you feel like a proper racer banging it up the gear effortless and Every downshift I'm like a Cheshire Cat. Love it so much. I'm off on a trip up north this weekend and can't wait to see the difference this makes. I'll make sure I come back with more feedback on this set up in the coming weeks. I struggled finding much info on the MTS with tuneboy here in the UK. So if anything I hope it helps others in making a choice if they are thinking of the tuning route. So far so good and a big thank you to Chris for all his time and effort in transforming my pride n joy.
Hi Paul, What model of bike is this? E.g. twinspark, 2014 What modifications have you done? Air filter, exhaust etc. Your original map looks smoother down low.
It's a late 2013 GT. So it's the newer engine. I have a Leo vince decat and pipe with MWR air filter and the air filter box mod. As for the graph. Don't think a dyno would show how smooth it rides through the box as dyno work is in a single gear from zero to hero. Not sure what gear this would be probably 3 or 4. When I'm the road through the gears and slow constant riding it feels so much better. But that said it was only test rides due to the time factor. This weekend will be the bigger test as I'm away up north. But riding through town where I always dreaded the bike was transformed. Which is my main reason for the tune. Not more power up top etc. You can actually ride it holding a constant throttle position now.
The bike I'm selling is a 2010 S model (single spark). Left hand side Airbox open, Leo Vince Decat and end can with DNA airfilter. As you can see peak power is 151BHP and torque was over 90Ft/Lb, what has Ducati done to the 2nd generation engine!!! Since the Multistrada ECU loads a different spark map and fuel/air map for each cylinder for each gear I didn't think any of the off the shelf solutions were suitable. Custom mapping was the only way to go? Sorry Forum won't let me cut n paste images at the moment. Just a thought did you leave the baffle in?
Every dyno produces different figures though. If your looking for bragging rights then dyno sheets are the thing but must be done on same dyno with same ambients. That would never happen on real world really. Some people take dyno read outs as gospel. You can cheat the figures easily if anyone wishes. I wouldn't trust the figures like output or peak torque etc as far as I could throw them myself. It's the AFR that's more important and how the bike rides in my eye. I did wonder by putting it up if it would come up but thought what the heck nothing to hide. Too many external factors on them nowadays. Did you like the way your old bike rode? How you find the difference to the new one? Someone like yourself would be the best person to answer that question. Is it better ? It it worth that extra money ?
No it's much more important to trust the way it feels. Measuring something in a scientific manner is always a poor choice....FFS As soon as I can load the dyno chart I can show you. Note mine was 134BHP upon arrival and 151BHP when we left, that day it was 36°C around the bike and the air entering the engine. Hottest day in 2013. AND the bike was transformed. Again I only went to solve the low down running.
OK. I've spoken the Chris at CJS Racing, where my 2010 MTS1200 was tuned. He confirms that the twin Spark engines DO NOT produce as much power as the older ones. The are coming in at just over 130 and the best one has left with just 146BHP (6 or 7 bikes remapped now). He can make them run so much better, but not with the huge power gains that previously were had. Not an issue for me....So long as mine is better than Bootsam's.
Strange that a newer engine makes less power. But as you said we are both in it for the low down issues not peak power. I went out for a few hours this evening and completely happy with it. Would be interesting to see what you think of yours once you get sorted out. Have you found a big difference so far ? Was it worth the change ?
PaulG, Did you have the baffle out for the dyno run? Chris of cjs says that the bikes run better with the airbox mod NOT done, as some back to back testing showed that a sizeable/ measurable ram effect does exist from 100mph up. I still love the indication noise with the airbox mod.
I was Chris's first 2013 . Think I came away with 144@RW, which is 10 up from stock. More importantly it felt infinitely better to ride which was my goal. From what I understood at the time there was very little to be gained from fuelling adjustments as gains were mostly done on the spark map. Which may explain why fatducs do not compensate on 2013+. Very lean at stock also if I recall. Full Leo with baffle in (as advised by Chris) + DP Air filter.
Baffle in! OK...I'll insist on a "back to back" baffle in and baffle out. On my 2010 I notice a drop in top power with the baffle in, but my neighbourhood prefers this version of my bike.
Mine will be DNA air filter, full decat and end can, Leo Vince again, as Chris says this is still the best. Full termis being too noisy.
I don't run a baffle on my LV. I don't know if it was tested without mod being done to be fair. I would assume testing would have been done prior to cutting holes . Hopefully. It's good to see we are all on the same page here right enough. Nobody sounds to be looking for more power. Although gains are good. It seems we all seek the same result. Fix the low and mid. Am I right in saying most of these issues are euro legislation issues with fuelling and what not adjusted o meeting guidelines set by overpaid clowns !!
Just thinking there. Not sure I've even seen the LV baffle !!! Anyone got pics of it ? Sure I never seen one in. The box. And defo no baffle in the can at present. It wakes the world constantly which I love. But just out of interest I'd like to know where it is and what it looks like.
