nailbeater
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I wish I had that kind of money that bike is so bad-ass
Secret Sauce V6 hello!
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Max Kool
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Little update from last week about V6. I rode it around town for a few hours, and as I wrote, it is really well behaved.
Went for the first canyon ride this weekend and now I'm a firm believer. First of all, I found the throttle response slightly tamer than before, only to find out I had been riding in Standard mode since I reinstalled the ECU (It's always in Sport mode). Duh. Flicked it to Sport mode, so much better. I still felt the odd TC nanny kicking in every now and then, but way less than before, I'd say it's 80% reduced. Don't get me wrong, you really have to do "irresponsible" stuff to feel it now. Whack the throttle wide open right past the apex point, shift down a gear too many leaning into a turn, stuff like that. Typical traction control/vehicle stability intervention.
Up to 6500-7000 rpm the engine itself felt identical to V5, above that point my FTR always felt a bit "woollish", like it was running a bit too rich. Not anymore. I'm not a wheelie king, by far, but now it just lifts the front -hovering- in third beyond that point. Sometimes even lower in the revs. Not saying it has more power, but the throttle response, or "accelerator pump effect" is just better.
Oh, and Track mode is king. Really wish we could flick that on permanently...
Went for the first canyon ride this weekend and now I'm a firm believer. First of all, I found the throttle response slightly tamer than before, only to find out I had been riding in Standard mode since I reinstalled the ECU (It's always in Sport mode). Duh. Flicked it to Sport mode, so much better. I still felt the odd TC nanny kicking in every now and then, but way less than before, I'd say it's 80% reduced. Don't get me wrong, you really have to do "irresponsible" stuff to feel it now. Whack the throttle wide open right past the apex point, shift down a gear too many leaning into a turn, stuff like that. Typical traction control/vehicle stability intervention.
Up to 6500-7000 rpm the engine itself felt identical to V5, above that point my FTR always felt a bit "woollish", like it was running a bit too rich. Not anymore. I'm not a wheelie king, by far, but now it just lifts the front -hovering- in third beyond that point. Sometimes even lower in the revs. Not saying it has more power, but the throttle response, or "accelerator pump effect" is just better.
Oh, and Track mode is king. Really wish we could flick that on permanently...
Max Kool
Well-known member
Offtopic, even if you had, would you really spend 100k on a motorcycle? The frugal me refuses that... I need to have my retirement all laid out, home paid off, all planned home improvements done, before I would do that.
I love these Arch motorcycles, but would they really offer more fun that my current stable?
nailbeater
Member
I'm so excited In a couple hours I have mine With a bassani slip on . Ryan is a beast
edgelett
Well-known member
nailbeater
Member
Just got mine back today. With a bassani pipe without catalytic converter Runs great sounds great Looks great
Max Kool
Well-known member
Ha! yes. Maybe two even
cupcake_mike
Active member
I shall be receiving the v6 sauce in person this Thursday, and then a dyno shootout next Friday is all goes to plan.
Oh I echo Max’s review. I’ve been on a bike with v6. That’s why I’m upgrading from v5
R. Warshawsky
Active member
If I won the Powerball, sure...😂
