norcal616

Great to know... big thanks for flagging this, and a big heads-up to anyone with the gadget on their bike. Added a note in the APS thread.

What is the APS pls?   
LATER - did a quick search and found some info - thks.
 
MCCruise calls ts the TPS( throttle position sensor) 
 
I call it the APS or TPS- depends

and NO its has nothing to do with TPS reports on my desk mmmkay? 

learned something today: yesterday I adjusted the APS and using CruiseControl for like 2secs today was like not safe by any means...after I had a brain fart few miles down the road I realized the CruiseControl needed to be recalibrated to the new APS location ?... that was not how I wanted to start my weekend...
 

I discovered the exact same thing after adjusting the APS, the MCCruise was NOT happy!  I had to return home and read through the setup instructions again.  Live and learn.

 
 
I know! MCCruise was not happy ?, scared me enough I instantly apologized to my bike like 12 times and promised to not use CruiseControl till its recalibrated...

learned something today:
yesterday I adjusted the APS and using CruiseControl for like 2secs today was like not safe by any means...after I had a brain fart few miles down the road I realized the CruiseControl needed to be recalibrated to the new APS location ?... that was not how I wanted to start my weekend...
 
but on the other hand project TTS-10 is nearing a milestone ?
 
what is TTS-10?
TwinTurbo S-10 ? just a little ole 408 small block with 2 76mm fidget spinners ?

adjusted the Acceleration Pump...I was so used to the little quirk with quick on/off throttle response since it was originally set 17 and 16...now its 14 and 13... as what the majority have said its really does smooth it out... to me it feels more "old school" feeling like its a full cable throttle system rather than "ride by wire"
 
UPDATE on FRONT SPROCKET
 
after using the new front sprocket the vibrations of the bike in general are smooth and the of the vibrations are very small and rapid in repetition compared to the OEM sprocket the vibrations were bulky/large like a bass system with slower repetitions

 

 
actually ordered this safety lanyard kill switch for my FZ-07 since it was my "fun\\track" bike... now its going on the FJ-09...not wired in yet, will do that this weekend, it gets cut into to the power line that feeds the main key switch- without the safety key in the bike cannot run
 

Eureka!!! now if I wasnt at work right now I would be cracking a cold one bout now...

im thinking If the CruiseControl is not getting a speed signal, its a good possibility the piggyback pin on the ECU got pulled out or separated

to test the CruiseControl tach/speed sign:
 
1. place bike on center stand
2. retract side stand
3. put bike in N
4. press and hold SET button, turn ignition on and start bike then release SET
 
the light on the cruise control box under the passenger seat should be green followed by a rapid high tone beep- this test is only works for the first 10 secs acter engine start
 
 

Page 8-59 of the service manual gives about 5 pages of troubleshooting... the bikes mph speed gets its reading from the rear wheel sensor... TCS light will probably stay on due to the diffrence in speed readings between front and rear wheels...
 
 
Check the speed wire signal connection at the ECU that the cruise control uses... you can test the cruise control unit to see if it getting a speed signal...

gotta ask... did you or somebody you paid to work on the rear wheel maybe forget a part?? I just wanted to make sure you got all the bits back on like the speed sensor wheel? if thats not there the sensor wont read...

dont pull the starter fuse... some test require the engine to cycle to a reading, thats why they said disconnect the fuel pump... these test are like getting air temp reading or battery voltage for example...
 
the engine does not need to be running to test the rear speed sensor...when you are still under the diag setting toggle to. code 7, make sure bike is in N...the data should read 0... now spin the wheel by hand and see if the numbers go up, the numbers are cumulative till 999...
 
toggle to code 62 is the erase history 
 
in fact since I was messing around with all the available sensor inputs I took a few secs to set my throttle cable slack better by watching the sensor numbers move...why didnt I think of this earlier ?
 
 

its a signal test you should be able to perform...just spin the wheel by hand I just tried it...
 
just prior to all this the manual says disconnect the fuel pump before using the diagnostic menu since the red start button is used on various test..

 

 

According to the service manual, you should be able to test the rear speed sensor via the diagnostic menu... the meter value on the dash should keep going up in number to 999 than reset to 0...the numbers are always cumulative and doesn't reset each time wheel is stopped... this is found under diagnostic 07 when you toggle thru the diagnostic codes... 
 

have you tried clearing the codes and did the codes come back after clearing them?

Grand Rapids, MI

Man, that is NOT what your screen name would suggest. Sounds like you're a CA transplant as well.

was born in SoCal, moved to Grand Rapids a few years later... then I moved back to NorCal for a few years then moved back to Grand Rapids... I have always considered NorCal my 2nd home next to Grand Rapids so I mashed NorCal with GrandRapids zip code which is 616...  

replace the front sprocket for an aftermarket one...the stock one is ment to reduce chain noise but causes more vibrations due to the rubber damping disc...easy $30 fix in my book...
 
loose hand guards is a big culprit as well as how hard you grip the handlebars...

@superfist
 
the reason I run my tires at 30/30 is because the suspension feels the best for me at 32/32psi when the tires get warmed up.... at first I tried 34/36 from 36/40 when I first got the bike home from the dealership and felt the tires feeling was riding on a knife edge when in the upper speed limits...
 
I advise caution when you start dropping tire pressures, take it easy for first few mins then start getting into normal riding habits...

whats your weight suited up? if your around 175# I can provide my settings for you to try out... biggest improvement for me was setting the tire psi at 30 for front and back...

Took the ole bike out to watch the NHRA Northern Nationals at the local drag strip known as US 131 Dragway...It was great to see the Legendary Larry Dixon back behind wheel again... Track record was almost broken today by the same guy, Dom Lagana who set it in 2013 at 330.17mph in the 1/4mile...tonight he went 328ish and he even let off the gas early in qualifications run... 
 
My original plan was to go ride out to Detroit today and go see the drag racing @ Roadkill Nights- since a few friends are participating in the racing, he qualified #1 and took 3rd place!!.. apparently a record for the event was broken tonight, a mind boggling 5.7sec pass on a 1/8 mile strip public road- all cars in the event are street legal w/ tags and plate and must run DOT approved tires... 
 
The bike was happy to breathe in all the nitro fumes all day- now it's missing that extra oomph ? since I got home 
 
Also came to the conclusion the stock front sprocket rubber dount noise damping thingmajimmy causes more vibrations than a normal sprocket since I have a 1T smaller aftermarket sprocket on it...
 

spent the last 4.5hrs installing the CruiseControl... would have been quicker if I didnt have to pull the ECU connector apart to get the pin retainer to lock ?... and a big shout out to @higdonion for making the upper engine cage with just enough room to slide the inner fairing pieces out!!!
 
quick trip to the gas station to test it out was fun...set it at 40mph in 3rd gear snd it held it while I did the YMCA down main street ?

Totally ment to do that..... Haha! Good to know! 

should also mention I have flush mount turn signals...dunno on the stock floation devices ?

spent the last 4.5hrs installing the CruiseControl... would have been quicker if I didnt have to pull the ECU connector apart to get the pin retainer to lock ?... and a big shout out to @higdonion for making the upper engine cage with just enough room to slide the inner fairing pieces out!!!
 
quick trip to the gas station to test it out was fun...set it at 40mph in 3rd gear snd it held it while I did the YMCA down main street ?

For giggles and to calm the curiosity bug in me... had an idea on the way home from work this morning wondering if I can use the " Auto tune " module add-on from my FZ-07 PCV which is what converts the wideband o2 sensor info into AFR to see what AFR numbers I'm getting...  
Quick test first by parking the bikes really close to allow me to quickly just insert the wideband into the FJ-09 without pulling the whole thing outta the FZ-07... so I put the wideband on the FJ-09, isolated the Autotune box from the FZ-07 PCV, I got the PCV POD300 display which shows real time data of many things aND doubles as the FZ-07 shift light... then I just turned the power on on the FZ-07, then fired up the FJ-09, waited 10 secs and voila AFR numbers showed up ?... then spent the next 3hrs pulling the AFR system outta the FZ-07 and putting it on the FJ-09...
 
The Autotune module from PCV can be used as a stand alone AFR gauge w/ the POD300 display, I did not know that till now... it's universal it seems!
 

I wish I understood a word of this!

 
 
I used the wideband sensor kit from my FZ-07 PowerCommander (PCV)... the wideband sensor is used to run the "AutoTuner" from PCV
 
I didnt know I could treat the wideband sensor kit from PCV as " universal " as long as I use the POD300 display from PCV to see the AFR numbers, hence my little experiment...
 
the reason I wanted to see what AFR numbers my FJ-09 was kicking out was because my Graves exhaust tip has a nice black carbon soot coating at all times...I suspected the bike was running 14.1-13.7 AFR which is not too rich nor too lean...even tho my hunch was right, I know some motors make the best power feeling at 14.1 AFR than a leaner AFR at 12.5-12.7 like my FZ-07 likes... cant complain as my exhaust choice and tune software puts the most power down as far as I know...

For giggles and to calm the curiosity bug in me... had an idea on the way home from work this morning wondering if I can use the " Auto tune " module add-on from my FZ-07 PVC which is what converts the wideband o2 sensor info into AFR to see what AFR numbers I'm getting...
 
Quick test first by parking the bikes really close to allow me to quickly just insert the wideband into the FJ-09 without pulling the whole thing outta the FZ-07... so I put the wideband on the FJ-09, isolated the Autotune box from the FZ-07 PVC, I got the PVC POD300 display which shows real time data of many things aND doubles as the FZ-07 shift light... then I just turned the power on on the FZ-07, then fired up the FJ-09, waited 10 secs and voila AFR numbers showed up ?... then spent the next 3hrs pulling the AFR system outta the FZ-07 and putting it on the FJ-09...
 
The Autotune module from PVC can be used as a stand alone AFR gauge w/ the POD300 display, I did not know that till now... it's universal it seems!

Broke the news to "Red" shes getting Cruise Control installed this weekend since its being delivered Thursday from MCCruise, in which "Red" rewarded me with a phenomenal stop-light launch against this silly 2017 Mustang driver ?...
 
on the other hand not gonna try my luck against a local daily driver sleeper Mustang, (7.90s in 1/4 mile on stock junkyard 115k mile LS motor ? and 26" rear tires)... gotta love e85 ?