Trevor,
I know Mickey was taking the Mickey about the graphs. I personally don't care about the power as I can create more peak with a loss in the midrange. The torque gets you off the line, throught the midrange to the peak power up top anyways. Just my $0.02 antways.
Duane does not place a lot of importance on the numbers anyway. He has data logging equipment and the experience to be able to make the required changes to get the power through correct fuel/air ratios. He is one smart character. I was told he was "the man" when it came to fuel injection and I wholeheartedly agree.
I called him on my return to Melbourne to let him know I was over the moon with the results and he was very "humble and gracious" for the postive feedback and also in the knowledge I was a very happy customer.
The dyno, like you say, is a tool and in most cases measures one particular facet of a car, bike or whatevers performance. Wide open runs that can give you a graph.
It is the acurate measuring of all the throttle postion and rpm coordinates and the loading of the rear wheel to simulate road conditions that give the real world results we all really need. This is how Duanes dyno is setup so he can achieve a result in 3 hours instead of 2 days work.
Duane is extremely thorough and gives a money back guarantee on his chips. He states "if the customer fits the chip and the bike does not run better, then he says to send it back and he will refund the money".
In the case of the different tuned combinations, you get the upgrade at postage cost. This is more than fair from any consumers point of view.
I am not trying to commercially put forward his products but only thought it would be interesting for people to see and understand what is done. It took all of 3 hours to strip, setup and tune the bike. Not a lot of money for what was achieved.
There seemed more interest in the great seat posting that Pat did and that is ok. It just highlights what is more important to the general public. Comfort over performance is very true as the extra power and smooth running still don't make up for a sore butt at the end of a long trip.
Well I hope it was informative anyways. Have fun and keep the shiny side up.
