......, staying in 2nd gear,....
Out of three '10s, one of mine is a hunter. All three of them have a "flat" spot between 1,200-1,350 rpms (slightly different for each). In neutral, its like there is one narrow window in the rpms that you just can't hold. Immediately above or below is fine. Its not even detectable in gear and underway. Only does it when free-wheeling in neutral.
On the "hunter", I feel the results at parking lot speeds but 2nd gear levels it out. I don't even think about it anymore. Its there at start up but more noticable after riding all day. When I first got this bike and experienced parking lot speed hunt for the first time in first gear, I was turning around in tight quarters at a gas station. Almost put me in a bind. Later, did an ECM reset with no change. Just got used to it and anticipate it...no problem...until I get on a Wing that doesn't hunt but I'm anticipating it to do so. Keeps me on my toes, so to speak.
I like the idea of the Throttle Tamer but don't think its a cure for the my issues but I can only see good with the intial, gradual rate and nothing bad. Kudos to the guy that came up with idea and thank goodness for CNC machines. Personally, I'd like to have one with the gradual inital throttle, OEM rate in the mid-range and quick throttle from mid on up to WFO.
At the risk of being pessimistic, I think the "hunter" Wing was built late on a Friday afternoon or first thing Monday morning (somebody's was). Before Traxxionizing, it was wobbling as bad as any Wing I've ever seen and that was at 700 miles, it's a hunter, the transmission doesn't shift as smooth as my old '03 or either of the other two 10's. It grunts and groans at start-up. Rode through a light rain the other day and the cruise engagement button quit working until it had time to dry out. When on the center stand, it leans to the right. I'm starting to notice a rear caliper chatter at 15k. And to add insult to injury, the damn Honda logo above the ignition switch was glued on crooked as it could be and still fit in the recess. I've got extended warranty on it, therefore, I'm using it as my primary bike and riding it like a government mule. If its going to break, I'm going to make sure its sooner rather than later. And if it doesn't break, what the he11. I just got a sneaking suspicion that, sometime in the future, Mother Honda will get some visitation time with this baby. In the mean time, I'm enjoying proving/disproving my therory. Knowing what I suspect, I still wouldn't trade it even for anything else other than another new GL1800. I realize that all the parts, components and sub-assemblies graduated from the Honda QA/QC program but that does not mean all of them graduated at the top of there class.
Glad I got that off my chest.
Z
