"New" 2013 R3T-to flash or not to flash?

The question of whether to tune now or to wait is really up to you. You seem concerned about your warranty. Any time you modify a vehicle under warranty you run the risk of having issues should you need coverage. Some dealers are quite liberal when it comes to that and others, not so much. Are you willing to accept the responsibility if the worst should happen and you were denied warranty coverage?

I tuned mine almost immediately. I also changed the intake and exhaust. I've done the same thing to every car I've owned. Luckily I've not had any warranty related issues so its not been a problem. That said, if I was denied coverage I would have to suck it up and pay. That's just the price we pay for not waiting for the warranty to expire.

Like I said, its really up to you and your tolerance for risk.
Agreed-my tolerance is high-the wife not so much!
 
I got my new 2013 R3T carryover at the end of last season. Only manage about 1700 miles on the beast as we had an early winter here in Michigan. I have around 5000 miles on it so far, but I also bought an extended/aftermarket warranty for 6 years. From the dealer. I have everything ready including a Lonetec Cable, TuneECU, all my drivers on my laptop are setup, but it's a dilemma....flash or not to flash. The bike is still stock and I don't plan on any major changes at this point. I have to say.... I don't know why we want more power and the best performance possible, but we do. It's not like I'm racing people all the time, so what am I going to do with the added performance except smile more. I'm old, so that will just add more lines to my face. The bike performs well as is and certainly meets my riding needs, but the thought of making it better and faster is hard to ignore. For now I guess I'll just stand pat...maybe next year or after the first tire change. I will say, I had a issue early on with the GPS (Gear Position Sensor)...I think I'll resist the temptation a little while longer making sure another bug doesn't crop up. Knowing I can change it up anytime I want to will have to do for now. With all that said, I will be waiting to hear more about yours when you flash it!
I will let you know if I do anything but my thoughts are the same as yours right now....But I am a tinkerer by nature and in a seperate thread it was mentioned more than once that the bike runs much cooler with that Tune which has been an issue for us in this North Carolina heat wave!
 
He wrote for bone stock or with slip-ons in the post. I've run it a while now on a totally stock bike and it has worked perfectly, and does great things for how the bike performs.

This one http://www.r3owners.net/threads/r3t-derestricting.16023/
Very good to know-hard to see a reason to NOT run this tune.Seems to be tried and true at this point.More power,bike runs cooler and better gas mileage-where do I sign!
 
Tors look just like stock cans but have a deeper more melllow tone. Very subtle and she wouldn't knowthe difference LOL.
 
Very good to know-hard to see a reason to NOT run this tune.Seems to be tried and true at this point.More power,bike runs cooler and better gas mileage-where do I sign!

Honestly, this is the cheapest "tuning" of a bike I've ever heard of. $20 for a cable from http://www.lonelec.co.uk, plug it into a Windows PC, install TuneECU and flash the ECU... boom, 30+ hp, 10+ torque. There are bikes out there that have less than 30hp *in total*. Adding 30hp to a Bonneville requires a Carpenter kit for thousands (granted that almost doubles its power but still).

It totally transforms the bike too. Revving starts to make sense, without the tune you're just wasting your time revving past 4k.
 
Yup factory tune chokes the $hit out of the bike. Just do it, if I listened to my wife I would not have a bike at all!!

Better to ask for forgiveness then beg for permission!
 
Yup factory tune chokes the $hit out of the bike. Just do it, if I listened to my wife I would not have a bike at all!!

Better to ask for forgiveness then beg for permission!
I'm with you guys.I know after break in I won't be able to hold myself back.....
 
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