How to readapt a Triumph motorcycle without riding?
All you need to do to allow the bike to readapt without riding is to start with the motor cold start the bike without touching the throttle and let the bike idle until the fan comes on without touching the throttle. This is the most fool proof method for someone at home to do this.
Is there a way to reset the TPS on a triumph?
TuneECU has a method that should work as well but it describes it as resetting the TPS. This is part of readapting but not the whole thing. When you readapt you are readapting the TPS idle position the idle fueling and the off idle fueling.
How often should a Triumph motorcycle be idle?
To adapt off idle properly find a flat piece of highway cruise in 5th gear for 10 minutes minimum. The bike updates every 9.5 minutes once hot. The instructions I provided for idle readaptation is exactly per Triumph’s instructions except that after the fan comes on they say to let it idle an additional 12 minutes.
Do you have to touch the throttle on a triumph?
This is the most fool proof method for someone at home to do this. It actually doesn’t require the bike to be cold and you don’t actually need to avoid touching the throttle until the coolant has risen to around 170 degrees fahrenheit.
All you need to do to allow the bike to readapt without riding is to start with the motor cold start the bike without touching the throttle and let the bike idle until the fan comes on without touching the throttle. This is the most fool proof method for someone at home to do this.
What was the problem with my Triumph Bonneville?
I figured that one of the main electrical components had failed… coil, wires, plugs, etc. At home, I put the bike up on the jack and removed the seat, tank and side covers. I checked over everything again and could find nothing obviously wrong.
TuneECU has a method that should work as well but it describes it as resetting the TPS. This is part of readapting but not the whole thing. When you readapt you are readapting the TPS idle position the idle fueling and the off idle fueling.
To adapt off idle properly find a flat piece of highway cruise in 5th gear for 10 minutes minimum. The bike updates every 9.5 minutes once hot. The instructions I provided for idle readaptation is exactly per Triumph’s instructions except that after the fan comes on they say to let it idle an additional 12 minutes.