Aprilia
2005 Aprilia Tuono Power Commander set-up
This 2005 Aprilia Tuono came into us with a Power Commander PC III already fitted. It was running terribly, and using petrol like water… Our experience with these particular Aprilias – Tuonos and RSVs – has taught us that the generic Power Commander map, while it did a great job on the bike it was [...]
Aprilia Tuono fuelling problem
This Aprilia Tuono is raced by a customer of ours who is a very fast and competent road rider, who decided that maybe he was going a little too quick for the road and took up track days; a familiar story. Once he’d got bored with trackdays he decided to go racing in the Streetfighter [...]
2004 Aprilia Tuono Power Commander PC III fitment
This 2004 Aprilia Tuono came in with an old serial port Power Commander PC II already fitted (the owner had got it from a friend), although it was actually from a Mille. Plugged into the Tuono the owner found that there was definitely some improvement even with the Mille map; but he decided to bring [...]
2004 Aprilia RSV1000SP Mille Power Commander PC III fitment
These Aprilia RSV1000SP Milles were known for poor fuelling and very snatchy low down power delivery as stock, and many factory remaps never really cured the problem. This one is no exception; it’s owned by one of our regular customers and while a power output of 127bhp seems meager by today’s standards it’s still plenty [...]
New 2011 Aprilia Tuono on the Dyno
MCN bought a new Aprilia Tuono in as part of a group test recently; it’s tiny, but packs a walloping 154bhp punch out of its V4 engine. The Ducati Streetfighter, in comparison made 146bhp, the Triumph Speed Triple put out 123bhp and the MV Brutale 1090 126bhp. The Tuono’s fully loaded with traction control and [...]
Bike File
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2010 Triumph Sprint ECU Reprogram
The issues with this bike mainly concern power and power delivery off the bottom especially two-up. It’s been back to the dealer and had the latest factory tune, but the owner wants a little more. First job? Isolate the Lambda sensor and cap off the emissions unit. The bike was then put on the Dyno and we reprogrammed the stock ECU; fuelling at the bottom end has been richened up, taking away the ‘hunting’ snatchiness. Fuelling all the way through the rev range has been optimized and the ignition curve trimmed.
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2009 Yamaha R1 Road to Race
To upgrade to race spec we’ve fitted an Öhlins rear shock and MCT have modded the front forks. The engine’s been out and we’ve adjusted the cam timing, ported and skimmed the cylinder head and we’re fitting a set of BSD Performance adjustable bellmouths. It’s also having a YEC race loom and ECU, plus quickshifter.
