I've had my bike up and running for two weeks now and a good handle on what's changed so I figured I'd fill in on the experience of getting this done.
For those who don't know, I don't think Canadians even had an opportunity to MOSS their bikes before the KTM switchover. Once BMW was out we were truly on our own. Here in Vancouver there's a reasonable dealer network for both BMW and KTM but no one was willing to do anything with ECU.
I put up a stink on KTM's FB page and, surprisingly, they replied. Was excited with KTM Canada phoned me and said they'd update the map for free! IT was, however, pretty much downhill from there. Rather than rambling a long, disappointing storey, here's the Cole's Notes:
-Originally told they'd ship a tool out, of course didn't happen.
-Changed to me shipping dash, ECU, ignition barrel and key to KTM Canada.
-Informed it would take two weeks, at most, rush-shipping to KTM California to be mapped and shipped back.
-It took five weeks altogether, with pretty much all the action happening in the last week as I was frustrated enough to randomly dial through to whoever I could in the KTM California phone directory.
-Turns out my equipment was gathering dust for a few weeks as it arrived in California without instructions or follow-up.
-Fake excuses, diversions an ignored calls from KTM Canada
-FINALLY get equipment back, bike up and running.
Attached is the paperwork KTM sent back with the ECU and all. I asked for a summary of work done, which I suppose I received, but perhaps a more knowledgeable member can decipher what's in the paperwork. I also asked to have the dash spanner reset but they, of course, didn't do that.
Started the bike up after doing a full TPS reset and the 10 min, fan-on idle.
Not impressed, really. I wouldn't say it's any worse or better, just a little different. The bike now takes 2-3 more cranks to get started from cold and, when it starts, it usually jumps to ~2,5000 RPM for brief moment then settles down.
The stumble is still there but it seems like it's just a little higher up the RPM band. Once moving it feels like the same bike as I originally had. The off-idle is still tricky but just in a slightly different manner.
I put on a few hundred kms on the stock setup but got fed up and plugged the EJK back in. With the EJK on I have my bike feeling exactly like it used to before I shipped the ECU off but it still has to few extra cranks and higher initial revs from a cold start.
I lost five weeks of summer riding for a handful of frustration and a few extra cranks on startup. I believe my bike was OK for the stumble (compared to stories I've read on here) and the ECU came back still OK with a slightly different personality.
The OSS could be worth considering if you could drive-in and have it done in a day. I would not recommend to anyone to ship their ECU around for it, though. Even if KTM was on the ball (which they absolutely are not and any measure) the downtime isn't worth it.
But I finally have my bike back and, all things considered, it's running pretty well.
For those who don't know, I don't think Canadians even had an opportunity to MOSS their bikes before the KTM switchover. Once BMW was out we were truly on our own. Here in Vancouver there's a reasonable dealer network for both BMW and KTM but no one was willing to do anything with ECU.
I put up a stink on KTM's FB page and, surprisingly, they replied. Was excited with KTM Canada phoned me and said they'd update the map for free! IT was, however, pretty much downhill from there. Rather than rambling a long, disappointing storey, here's the Cole's Notes:
-Originally told they'd ship a tool out, of course didn't happen.
-Changed to me shipping dash, ECU, ignition barrel and key to KTM Canada.
-Informed it would take two weeks, at most, rush-shipping to KTM California to be mapped and shipped back.
-It took five weeks altogether, with pretty much all the action happening in the last week as I was frustrated enough to randomly dial through to whoever I could in the KTM California phone directory.
-Turns out my equipment was gathering dust for a few weeks as it arrived in California without instructions or follow-up.
-Fake excuses, diversions an ignored calls from KTM Canada
-FINALLY get equipment back, bike up and running.
Attached is the paperwork KTM sent back with the ECU and all. I asked for a summary of work done, which I suppose I received, but perhaps a more knowledgeable member can decipher what's in the paperwork. I also asked to have the dash spanner reset but they, of course, didn't do that.
Started the bike up after doing a full TPS reset and the 10 min, fan-on idle.
Not impressed, really. I wouldn't say it's any worse or better, just a little different. The bike now takes 2-3 more cranks to get started from cold and, when it starts, it usually jumps to ~2,5000 RPM for brief moment then settles down.
The stumble is still there but it seems like it's just a little higher up the RPM band. Once moving it feels like the same bike as I originally had. The off-idle is still tricky but just in a slightly different manner.
I put on a few hundred kms on the stock setup but got fed up and plugged the EJK back in. With the EJK on I have my bike feeling exactly like it used to before I shipped the ECU off but it still has to few extra cranks and higher initial revs from a cold start.
I lost five weeks of summer riding for a handful of frustration and a few extra cranks on startup. I believe my bike was OK for the stumble (compared to stories I've read on here) and the ECU came back still OK with a slightly different personality.
The OSS could be worth considering if you could drive-in and have it done in a day. I would not recommend to anyone to ship their ECU around for it, though. Even if KTM was on the ball (which they absolutely are not and any measure) the downtime isn't worth it.
But I finally have my bike back and, all things considered, it's running pretty well.
