Don't Be Stupid, You Moron!!! Just do it!!! You won't regret it!!! Stop living with it when there is a solution and its easy to do. That's my short review. Read on if you want the rest of my thoughts.
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I must have went back and forth in my mind every time I rode the bike. I 'heard' and read about the abrupt throttle/snatchiness before I purchased the bike. I sat on, demoed, reviewed, watched, read anything and everything I could before I plunked down my money. How bad could it be? When I demoed the bike, I was so excited to be on a Tenere, I didn't even notice. There's a lot you don't notice in an excited state of mind. 8 months later I bought my S10. Rode it in Touring mode and that's pretty much were that switch stayed. I'd try Sport just to see if I could be smoother with my brain and hand. Nope, back to Touring for thousands of miles. Try it again. Nope. I bought a great motorcycle and I'm kind of only using half of it. (This is my thought process and no I'm not clinically crazy, Lol) When I rode in Sport mode, I looked like I just started riding. Head jerking back and forth, hand cramped on grip so any input was positive and not jerky. Mind concentrating on smoothness as if I was tryin to pick up the hottest girl in the world by not stumbling on words. Off throttle was so abrupt I thought I let an anchor out the back of the bike. Back on throttle in such little increments so I wouldn't upset the bike. (This is mostly low speed and usually in the first 3 gears. This is not as pronounced as speed increases) How about over bumpy roads that need to be repaved, construction areas where they are putting in new whatever under the road? You get the idea because you've been there. Now, I'll go out on a limb and give major props to those that handle the abruptness, 'snatchy throttle response and heavy engine braking of the standard mapping...#19,' and those that just deal with it because it costs money. I get it. I contemplated for almost a year. Now I have no affiliation with anyone or any company that flashes the ECU. This is not for them, this is for you. I threw this out there on another thread and I'll throw this out there here. Take my flashed stock Tenere for a ride while I ride your Tenere. We have some great roads here in Central New Jersey, believe it or not, and see for yourself. No bullshit, no scam, no attorneys, no nothing except riding. Nothing to lose. If you have good roads where you're from, I can visit you. (Within a good day of riding) You don't even have to buy lunch. I ride, plain and simple. I wouldn't consider myself an expert rider but have done a verified by the IBA #71169, SS1000 in August on the Tenere. I also have a 1997 GoldWing that I take my 77 year young Mother on 2-3 hour rides when its warmer out. (search, Oma's Goldwing Rides on Advrider or Google) We can talk about each others resume if and when the time comes. I came off an 2004 DL1000 and put 50,000+ miles on in 4 years.
The Flash is for real. Touring is what it already is, except smoother. I rode it for the first 3 days after the flash in strictly that mode and I was good. If that's what it was, I was already happy with what I purchased. Now to Sport mode...I'd be lying if I didn't think it was better than the stock or flashed Touring mode. I can now keep it in Sport mode, after ripping some back roads with twisties, ride into a town that has a strict 25mph speed limit and not buck back and forth with small throttle inputs to maintain the speed limit. I could go on but I can't believe you're still reading this. Xcimation's post in this thread was the last straw for me to pull the trigger and I personally told him that. PM me, call me, ask me anything about the bike after or before the flash and I'll try to answer. I'd almost put up a #GoFundMeFlashMyTenere so people that are on the fence don't have to worry about the financial investment. I'm not that tech savvy. Worse case....Un Flash it. Duh. Thank you for taking the time to read this, Tom.