- Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:15 pm
#90947
The age of an ECU and to a lesser extent sensor etc doesn’t really bother me. In my experience silicon chip technology goes wrong in the first year if it’s going to. It’s usually the sensors that are affected by heat cycles as they age eg crank position sensors on Hinckley Triumphs and others, HES on BMWs. But these weak points are all known about on the various forums, usually with a suitable fix. Wiring/connectors can give trouble eventually too, particularly the large collection of wires near the headstock, subject to a lot of stretching and movement as typically the cables aren’t quite long enough. It was all supposed to be doom and gloom in the car world when catalytic converters, airbags, fuel injection were first fitted but really they are much more reliable than the carb cars of the sixties and seventies. Nobody decokes a modern car or bike ( though the UCE bikes can need it) and serviced properly most will easily last 100,000 miles, partly more accurate fuelling and partly better oil.
I stand by my earlier comments on UCE bikes - the later the better. Also, to be frank, if owners just left them alone most of them would be fine, but the temptation to remove the bazooka and to tune them for more go is too great. I often wonder if those who never frequent forums and just use the bikes serviced at the specified intervals have a trouble- free bike. Ignorance is bliss... But no, some owners feel the need to change the oil five times in the first 1500 miles and only to use the brand of oil specified by the manufacturer. If you really want to know about the early UCE models and their faults look at the early 2009-10 posts on classic motor works. I learned a long time ago to let others be the pioneers on buying new models; I wait to see how many arrows they have in their back when they return....