How to Tune and Modify Motorcycle Engine Management Systems (Motorbooks Workshop) - Softcover

Martin, Tracy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0760340730 ISBN 13: 9780760340738

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2012

Synopsis

From electronic ignition to electronic fuel injection, slipper clutches to traction control, today’s motorcycles are made up of much more than an engine, frame, and two wheels. And, just as the bikes themselves have changed, so have the tools with which we tune them. How to Tune and Modify Motorcycle Engine Management Systems addresses all of a modern motorcycle’s engine-control systems and tells you how to get the most out of today’s bikes. Topics covered include:

How fuel injection works
Aftermarket fuel injection systems
Open-loop and closed-loop EFI systems
Fuel injection products and services
Tuning and troubleshooting
Getting more power from your motorcycle engine
Diagnostic tools
Electronic throttle control (ETC)
Knock control systems
Modern fuels
Interactive computer-controlled exhaust systems

About this title

From the Back Cover

Over the past generation, motorcycle technology has changed more than in the previous century, and so have the tools with which we tune them. No single area has changed more than motorcycle engine management, thanks to massive leaps forward in computer technology. Today’s fuel-injected bikes are far more efficient and powerful than the carbureted motorcycles of yore, but to many of us, especially those of us who cut our teeth on carbureted motorcycles, the complex electronic engine-management systems seem like esoteric voodoo. They’re not; in reality, modern motorcycles are infinitely more tunable than carbureted bikes, and anyone can tune them—with a little guidance, of course. How to Tune and Modify Motorcycle Engine Management Systems provides that guidance. In this book, author Tracy Martin addresses all of a modern motorcycle’s engine-control systems and tells you how to get the most out of today’s bikes. Topics covered include:

• How fuel injection works
• Aftermarket fuel injection systems
• Open-loop and closed-loop EFI systems
• Fuel injection products and services
• Tuning and troubleshooting
• Getting more power from your motorcycle engine
• Diagnostic tools
• Electronic throttle control (ETC)
• Knock control systems
• Modern fuels
• Interactive computer-controlled exhaust systems

About the Author

Tracy Martin (tracyamartin.com) is the author of five Motorbooks Workshop series books, including, How To Use Automotive Diagnostic Scanners, How To Diagnose and Repair Automotive Electrical Systems, Motorcycle Electrical Systems Troubleshooting and Repair, How to Tune and Modify Motorcycle Engine Management Systems, and How to Troubleshoot, Repair and Modify Motorcycle Electrical Systems. He also co-authored the Motorcycling Safety Foundation's Guide to Motorcycling Excellence.

Tracy is a regular contributor to several national magazines, including, Motorcycle Consumer News, RoadBike, American Iron Dealer News, and others. Tracy's automotive carrier begin as a high-school auto shop teacher and he has been a consultant for Sun Electric, Nissan of North American, Snap-On Tools, and other automotive aftermarket companies. When he's not writing he teaches advanced motorcycle skills and plays the banjo.

Edition details

• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0760340730
• ISBN 13: 9780760340738
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192