The Fountian of Truth...
Knowledge is Power...
I was riding carefree in Eastern Oregon high desert, turning juniper trees along the long straight stretches into a blur when the motor started to stumble and miss a bit... The bike struggled along, loosing it's power...
...even under throtle it bucked and missed, so I checked what I then knew to check and limped the last hundred miles home, freaked I'd see a rod wrapped around my boot or something... Nothing I could do, limped home...
...called a non-dealer to do the 5000 mile service and "tune" it... Plugs, oil, K&N air filter and diagonistics, which I figured would catch the glitch... Bought it a month a go, had just over 2K on it, has now 4800 and is in the shop... On the advise of the first service that swapped out the essentials was to replace the IAT sensor, which they said was the code that poped up...
...I can't go back and use the fantastic information and helpful info on calling up codes and the like, but I'd be ****ing stupid not to say "Extreme Thanks!" for this resource, which is amazing... I'm going to enjoy this Vrod when Latus Motors goes over it, and while I'm sure it will be a "pound and a half" of flesh, this bike is exactly my vision of a bike with attitude and style... It doesn't need much to make it one of the most thrilling rides I can imagine, and I thank the international collaboration and forward thinking people who made this bike a reality.
Long long ago I owned a shiny silver Honda CBX, with a nice wide black factory stripe down the center of the tank, pinstripped with a fine line... ...ok, ok, it was tape with a clear coat, but anyway... Six into 2, pull out the factory baffles and in a straight line that bike made my eyelids turn inside out... I haven't grinned like lately since then, and it is great for a 58 year old/young fart like me... I've always ridden alone (hondas and all that) but it sure is fun riding such a responsive machine as is the Vrod... That cbx was about 1050cc and like riding a big garbage can turned sideways, with six wicked chrome fangs and "wee headlight"...
I got older, fatter, and for me this Vrod touches the smiles and grins I've always considered part of my life... Riding 30 years this bike makes it fun again to blast here, go there, visit mom... ...I'm a good guy again because of this thang... I've always enjoyed custom bikes, harley fatboys, but this dusky gold and black bike changes everything!!! WhaaHooo!!!
...and now I can call up codes and keep a better track of how the bike is doing, and for that??? "priceless?" ...flat amazing... Thanks again...
