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Originally Posted by springer-

Unfortunately I do not believe you can transfer the stock MAP or any MAP that is currently loaded into your ECM back to the computer. That is one of the reasons that I recommend saving any and every change that you make as a new file on your PC so if you ever need an old MAP again you have it saved. The dealer can put a stock MAP back in if ever needed.

Again I have limited knowledge on a lot of the specifics so if anyone knows if this can be done, I would like to know for certain also.

Example, you create a MAP and upload it. You then save the MAP as "newpipes.mt5". You have some popping on deceleration. You go in and change a few settings and save the map again as "newpipesdecelpoptest1.mt5". You try it and the popping seems to be gone but you change a few things and try again "newpipesdecelpoptest2.mt5" but the bike now puffs black smoke on decel. you rename the MAP "newpipesdeceltoofat.mt5". Now you can refer back to that in the future to see what you did to cause that effect. You may also then rename the MAP that works as "newpipesnopop.mt5"

Springer:

Please let me add my appreciation for the SERT FOR DUMMY'S write up. the write up does answer A TON of questions that seem to get buried in the mass of documentation Harley provides.

My suggestion would be a simple flow or process chart WITH checkoffs to be sure that items like saving the files you create are actually completed before it's too late.

Your above post answered 1 of my questions. This issue seems to be critical for NEW motorcyles where the baseline ECM contents are not in the maps provided on the CD.

Also, it would seem to be to be far easier to retrieve the current MAP from the ECM and adjust the specific components requiring attention than to reload a map from the PC over what is already installed. SCARES ME!!

MY DELIMMA (THIS IS UNIQUE I KNOW)

THE BIKE: A 06 Ultra WITH a NEW 103" H.O. motor (and 6 speed tranny. Not that that makes a diffference).

SERT SOFTWARE: The newest version out with the "127" maps for the H.O.

THE PROBLEM: It seems that with the new ECM changes for the 06's and the new 06 softwarethat some of the maps got "corrupted" according to the factory reps. The corrected maps MAY be available by --say OCTOBER !!!! NICE CUSTOMER SENSITIVE SOLUTION "MBA" HARLEY GUY'S. Now what was it again you suggested that the customer is told??

A possible "work around solution" I thought of is to:

Open the highest performance 1550 Map that IS NOT CORRUPTED on the new 06 SERT VERSION and start making changes SLOWLY.

Save the incremental maps and load the results into the bike i/e:

SAVE # 1
The configuration: 1690 H.O. 6,500 RPM, Knock Sensor = On
Warm Up/Deceleration/ Idle MAPS

SAVE 2

Increment the values of the 2006 1550 MAP by at least 5% in the low ranges -- 20% thru 60% throttle.

Go For a test ride and try it out.

In your experience, am I on the right track or is there a easier way to get this thing operating properly and on the road?

Regards