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  1. J

    Earthing of the ECM

    Sorry its been a month. Got back to the bike after 3 weeks of late autumn bad weather. I implemented Lunatics recipe in stages to see what cured the misfire and found the following, riding it ~60 miles between changes: 1. 99% of the misfires ceased when I put in an earth from the battery -ve to...
  2. J

    Earthing of the ECM

    Great. Forgot to say has a new std filter in too (was trying to get it to run well as std before trying anything else). The generic race maps still ok even though has no high flow filter? Will try the plugs and map when I get home in a week and report back then. Thx - jv
  3. J

    Earthing of the ECM

    Thx Lunatic. I'd discovered the auxilliary ground wire which cured my misfire (I think) but then found the earth problem with the ECM. Can see the plugs and plug wires helping and will do. I have the std exhaust (and exhaust valve working now which had been wired open) - is the Buell race map...
  4. J

    Earthing of the ECM

    Yep meter zero and connected to clean 1.4mm pin inserted into plug. Pretty sure it's reading properly. Because both wires read same it's got to be a bad crimp right?
  5. J

    Earthing of the ECM

    Hi all I've been looking at the earthing of the wiring loom because I've got a random misfire and so many threads say that's the place to start. I've come across something strange and want a second opinion. My 07 Uly has 2 black wires from the black Deutsch plug on the ECM going to earth. They...
  6. J

    Getting a Ulysses to handle like an XB*R

  7. J

    Getting a Ulysses to handle like an XB*R

    The new tires have fixed the excessive turn-in, even at 38f/40r psi. It turns absolutely neutral, goes where it should, with no more or less lean than required. I'm amazed at how much difference the new tires made considering the old ones were not worn out. The front had about 1/2 tread left...
  8. J

    Getting a Ulysses to handle like an XB*R

    I have a friend who has forgotten more about bikes than I know and when I questioned him about excessive turn-in his immediate response was "Get new Metzeler Z8 tires in the standard sizes and I guarantee the turn-in problem will go". He said NZ roads have much higher camber than almost...
  9. J

    Getting a Ulysses to handle like an XB*R

    Hi guys I'm about 80-90% there but its not completely to my liking yet, for which I'd like some feedback. Firstly what worked and what didn't: - Checked the bearings per advice above. The wheel bearings were ok but there was a SLIGHT tendency for the front wheel to self-centre. I've felt...
  10. J

    Getting a Ulysses to handle like an XB*R

    Hi Tbone. Read your thread on yr shock rebuild with interest. Mine is a stock XB12X. The rebound was 0.8 turns from full in (should be 2) and preload 18 (yes 18) turns from full out to give the right sag (first 5 did nothing so its lost oil like yours). Probably the tire pressures were low...
  11. J

    Getting a Ulysses to handle like an XB*R

    Thx Lou. Yeah perhaps I overstated it, 'Handle nearly as well' would have been better. Like a Ducati Multistrada compared to a 916. Its just that I believed all Buells handled well, Erik was a racer after all, but mine definitely doesn't handle acceptably. Surely you can throw a Ulysses around...
  12. J

    Getting a Ulysses to handle like an XB*R

    Hi all Just bought an '06 Ulysses with 75k kms (45k mi) on. The handling gave me a few shocks when compared to my Ducati M800. Its way plusher riding, but first time out wallowed alarmingly through a dip on the exit to a bend. Also doesn't like to change direction on the tight twisty stuff that...
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