is there any way to tell if a bike has been remapped ? i have a 12 tc which seemed to go ok but not been on any other air cooled gs ,i have nothing to compare to. my mate has a gsa lc and performance wise no faster -should the new lc be a lot faster ???
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if hilltop did it they will have a record on his computer just ring him with the reg number and he will tell you
Why not ask the previous keeper, if they had any "work" carried out on it and by whom.
Maybe your mate's a woose
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The LC is a lot quicker and lighter.
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No they won't because they don't know if your from an insurance company so won't say
Would be my take on it - also.
Remapping would be for teh seller to declare (or not)
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If it has a dirty great flat spot at 4000 revs its not been remapped.
tnx for replys -the bike seems to have no flatspots but not ridden a similar bike to compare -cant get hold of previous owners no to call-got bike from dealer and owner ex directory-have ridden a wc r 1200 r not a gs and that was a touch stronger low down and smoother but i like the the character of the tc -should the wc bike be noticably quicker??
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The number of people who have had their bikes remapped would mean that there's a very good chance that it has been. There's a thread on this forum at the moment and I think there's about 30 of them have arranged to go for a group discount.
If there's no flat spot, you would notice it, then you've saved yourself £350.
Does it make it as good as a WC?
In my opinion, it would put it somewhere in between.
When I tried a TC at a dealer when they first came out in 2010, I thought it was wonderful. When I finally bought one two years ago, I thought I'd been sold a pup. It was 'orrible. I believe that the demonstrators were remapped.
I tried a WC a few months after I bought the TC and was tempted.
Instead, I tried to make mine like the one I remembered and started looking at re maps, etc.
A remap wasn't economical for me because of where I live and used a PCV for a while. Big improvement!
Ended up with AF XiED units. All of these things improve the fueling and it's a very emotive subject on this forum.
Details about all are available if you look.
Good sales ploy from BMW. If you want your tractor like, GS to run like our new WC, you're going to have to part with lots of money.
Now that I've got my TC running at least as well as that demo bike, there's no way I'm parting with 8k to change.
It sounds like you've been lucky with your purchase so just enjoy it and don't worry about it. The difference is minimal if yours has been done. WC owners have to say their's is much better because of the money they've spent!
If there's no flat spot, you would notice it, then you've saved yourself £350.
Does it make it as good as a WC?
In my opinion, it would put it somewhere in between.
When I tried a TC at a dealer when they first came out in 2010, I thought it was wonderful. When I finally bought one two years ago, I thought I'd been sold a pup. It was 'orrible. I believe that the demonstrators were remapped.
I tried a WC a few months after I bought the TC and was tempted.
Instead, I tried to make mine like the one I remembered and started looking at re maps, etc.
A remap wasn't economical for me because of where I live and used a PCV for a while. Big improvement!
Ended up with AF XiED units. All of these things improve the fueling and it's a very emotive subject on this forum.
Details about all are available if you look.
Good sales ploy from BMW. If you want your tractor like, GS to run like our new WC, you're going to have to part with lots of money.
Now that I've got my TC running at least as well as that demo bike, there's no way I'm parting with 8k to change.
It sounds like you've been lucky with your purchase so just enjoy it and don't worry about it. The difference is minimal if yours has been done. WC owners have to say their's is much better because of the money they've spent!
I thought the hex heads were only 229 kg wet and that lc was 238 kg so power to weight is there that bigger difference in real world riding ?
Funny that I've never had a problem keeping up with my mates lc gsa so this big difference is only of any use if your name ends in Rossi , or Marquez .��
i reckon your mate hasnt found full throttle yet
You need to go to 0 to 60 .com has o-60 times and quarter mile times of all bmw range amazing how much faster the lc is over the slow old bikes 
I had a 10 plate hexhead that had been hilltopped- the performance was on a par with my standard gs lc.
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I sold a 12 plate red GSA that was hill topped if this matches your bike pm me the reg you might have my old bike
Jeff did say that the TC once mapped makes the same at the back wheel as a LC so not too bad
Jeff did say that the TC once mapped makes the same at the back wheel as a LC so not too bad
I sold a 12 plate red GSA that was hill topped if this matches your bike pm me the reg you might have my old bike
Jeff did say that the TC once mapped makes the same at the back wheel as a LC so not too bad
thats good to know geoff did my twin cam
Send a pm to neoviper on here with the details, he might give you the info you need,
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