Motorcycle Tuning

SPECIAL MATES RATES CASH DEAL THIS MONTH $850.00 (normally $999.00)

Are you after:

• A smoother and crisper throttle response with highly improved horse power from your machine? 

• Faster up and down gear changes from your quick-shifter?  

• Less bottom end lag?

• More power throughout the entire rev range?

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• Tuning is an art form.  It takes years to develop the methods used.  We specialise on most motor bike brands including BMW, Ducati, KTM, Can Am, Kawasaki, and other japanese performance bikes.
• We use the most modern equipment to gain the best power with reliability by taking advantage of the de-tuning manufactures add in on the standard bike tunes.
• And best of all – this is all achieved being totally undetectable (or erasable) by the dealer!
• Yes, that’s correct, our tuning methods are totoally stealthy to the dealer!  The areas of the ECU we edit are not visible to the dealer at all.  (More on this below)

Click to see example below of a S1000RR dyno power run

With our unique tuning method, we can modify and correct the following areas and stay stelphy to the dealer thus keeping your warranty intact:

Fueling – Air mass, part/full throttle and Lambda correction.

Ignition – Baseline, Rev – limiter, ignition timing and correction factors.

Adaptive Fuel/Timing – Ignition/fuel calculation for maximum performance and response for upgraded fuel qualities. Make more HP on race fuel versus pump fuel.

Throttle – Modify WOT limiter which allows for more aggressive wrist twisting under any WOT power requirement.

Torque – Torque limiter adjustments to take allow higher power figures.

Quick – shifter – Shorter up and downshift dead-times for maximum acceleration (and fun) of your bike.    Acceleration and 1/4 mile times are surprisingly improved.

Testimonial from the Number 1 Race Team “Testing went perfectly at Brands Hatch with the RCV BIG thanks to the electronics genius with hours of painstaking work to overcome a factory Honda ECU and develop a far faster bike!!!! FACT. Best regards from All at Bathams Racing”

In short, from Hill Top Head Software developer:

We call ourselves ‘remappers’ because that is the colloquial term that everyone understands, but actually we write engine management software. This is much more complex, time-consuming work but means we have several advantages over conventional remappers:

1. – We don’t touch the original factory software, so there’s no chance of us ruining your ECU. Our software goes onto unused space on the ECU and interacts with the original software as necessary (to allow functionality such as immobilisers, ABS braking, traction control etc.)
2. – We’re not stuck with the legacy of anything the manufacturer creates that’s less than ideal in functionality (some manufacturers’ software is much better than others).
3. – Our software is self-learning, so you can change exhausts, air filters etc. without needing the ECU programmed again. This also means that the bike will perform optimally in all climates and at all altitudes.
4. – Our software is invisible and cannot be seen by your dealer or anyone else, so your warranty will not be affected.

It’s invisible to everyone other than us and Hilltop Motorcycles.  The tune cannot be erased or found by the manufacturer’s or insurance companies.   It self learns and continuously improves and adapts the fueling so that the bike always performs at its best.   In all it’s well with the money and transforms your bike.

Hilltop Motorcycles “Remap” FAQs

Q) How is STEALTH TUNING even possible?

A) First thing to know is we don’t touch the Manufacturer’s software or tune at all.   We write our own software and load it on to the ECU Chip Set memory area.   The software then makes use of files within the Manufacturer’s software for things like: traction control (although we can overwrite that), ABS, and Immobiliser etc.   We put our software on the ECU in part of the memory that the bike dealers /manufacturer doesn’t have access too (they don’t make their own ECUs) and then the new tune runs the engine, variously modifying, blocking or allowing other functions of the stock software.  Therefore, by not touching any area of the software that the Dealer or manufacturer can see, your warranty is safe.  To give an example of a true story, the software has been looked for by scrutineers for years and they have never found it.  Kawasaki Engineers (Kawasaki themselves) have had our reprogrammed ECUs in for investigation and they could not find it.  They came up blank.

Q) What is it that you actually do?

A) We write engine management software. This is actually not the same thing as “remapping” which is hacking of the original manufacturer software. Our software goes onto the ECU and integrates with (but does not disturb) the original software at the Chip level.  We allow some functions of the original software to continue undisturbed  (e.g. ABS braking management, immobiliser, traction control etc.)  however, we take over some functions (typically we modify fueling and ignition timing). Our way of doing things has considerable advantages:

• It means we will not break an ECU by corrupting the original software.
• It means our work is invisible to the manufacturer and their dealers so customer warranty isn’t affected.
• It means our work cannot be overwritten if the customer goes into their dealer and the dealer applies a software update.
• The original manufacturer software varies in quality – some manufacturers write good software and some do not. By writing our own software we can get much better results than by hacking bad manufacturer software.

Q) How will the life of my engine be affected?

A) Given how lean most modern bikes run (for low emissions) your engine life should actually increase with the reprogramming. The little bit of extra fuel we put in helps to soak up heat inside the engine and carry it away via the exhaust, where it belongs.  This action reduces wear.  For retail customer’s bikes (as opposed to race bikes) we don’t go anywhere near the limit of what we could do so we are not ‘over stressing’ your engine.

Q) Will your Stealth Tune be overwritten by Dealer when I go in for a Software Update?

A) No.  For the same reasons as above, the software update written by the dealer will only affect their software.  You will only lose your “remap” if the dealer exchanges your ECU for a new one.

Q) Is my warranty going to be affected?

A) Because the tuning software is hidden from view, the Dealer will not find the modification hence they have no reason to void warranty.  Your warranty is safe.  

Q) Will I feel the extra power?

A) Yes.  The increase is felt immediately and is felt right across the rev range.  On your very first ride out of the shop you will notice an increase of power and a smoother more responsive throttle.  Gear changes are also crisper and smoother.

Q) What sort of power gains can I expect?

A) This depends on a number of factors that interact to affect the final result; what changes you have made from standard specification (exhaust, air filter etc.), how well the original factory program works on your particular bike (you’d be amazed at the differences in the torque and power curves of two supposedly identical stock bikes), how good the original factory software is in the first place (some is awful, some is actually pretty good), and so on. We won’t know the numbers without actually running your bike on our dyno however, it’s safe to say that you will obtain a significant increase. 

Q) Do I need to re-tune the bike if I upgrade to a freer flowing sports air-filter or exhaust?

A) The tuning method used in this process allows for adaptions in large through the air box sensor(s) which, generally in bikes, are not strictly airflow sensors but temperature and pressure sensors.   If you change the air filter or exhaust, and by doing so change the way air flows through the engine, then this also affects the way air behaves in the air box.   It’s these changes that our system uses to adjust the fuel maps, taking on board obvious changes engine temperature, throttle position etc.) is where we gain the power. 

Q) I have a Power Commander / Rapid bike / Bazzaz module fitted already.  Can this be left on?

A) No. You will need to remove or bypass any aftermarket unit before we work on the ECU as this will conflict.

Q) How can you remap bikes that nobody else can do?

A) Because we don’t work like anybody else. We are software developers, they are remappers. They mess with the standard factory maps where we write our own software.

Q) I don’t live close to you.  Can you still tune my bike?

A) Yes.  We can send out to you the remote tuning kit so that we can remotely connect to your bike through the diagnostic port and upload the necessary tune based on any hardware mods you may have fitted.  There is an extra $200 charge for this.  This helps cover the loan tool and the extra time it takes to finish off the tuning.  You are responsible for the return of the kit via Express Freight Service with Tracking No and insurance.   

Check out these YouTube Video for more info:

 

2020 S1000RR Engine ECU

If you are not close enough to us to bring in your bike;  

No matter:

With the nature of self-learning ECUs, our tunes and of modern motorcycles themselves, we can achieve the same results when we do a remote tune on your bike.  The option for us to send out the neccesssary equipment to tune your bike for remote customers is now available.  We give you the step by step process to connect to the bike via the OBD port on your bike, and we take over from there.  This tuning option offers a convenient alternative if you’re not located close by to make a visit a practical proposition. Immediately you will feel the power increase via your ‘bum dyno’ on the first ride.  No need to baby the bike to get it to learn the new tune state.

Contact us with you bike’s Year, Make, Model, Engine capacity and HP, your name, address and phone No.

• Payment by Direct Deposit or PayPal or credit card.
• The tune and loan of remote tuning tool is $1099.00 plus express freight, to and from your location.

AFTER REMAPPING AND DISCONNECTION OF THE TUNING GEAR WE GO THROUGH A SIMPLE PROCEDURE AS FOLLOWS TO INITIATE THE PERFORMANCE MOD:

• Step 1: Place the keys in the ignition (with IGN OFF) or, for keyless ride models, keys placed next to the ignition switch.
• Step 2: TWIST and HOLD the throttle to the 100% wide open position and do not let go.
• Step 3: With the throttle held fully open, turn ON the ignition (but don’t start the engine) and allow all checks to complete (approx 20 seconds).
• Step 4: Turn OFF the ignition KEEPING throttle wide open.
• Step 5: Close the throttle.
• Step 6: With the throttle fully closed, (ie: don’t touch the throttle) turn ON the ignition (but don’t start the engine) and allow all checks to complete (approx 20 seconds).
• Step 7: Turn OFF the ignition.
• Step 8: Without touching the throttle start the engine and allow to idle for a 4 minutes.
• Step 9: Switch off the bike and then restart to test ride the bike being careful of the new power rating of the bike. It is that simple!  ie dont crash it !