T versus S

[JamesW]

Had my 13 for a couple of weeks and doing breakin miles with touring mode engaged mostly, played with sport mode a couple of times and to me it is much more acute in the throttle response, both up and down. I have not really seen this mentioned by others. Starting out in sport and staying with it is fine, starting out in touring and then going to sport takes some getting used to on my part, felt the front end getting lighter, much more than it ever did on my 08.

 

[Old Guy]

I've seen many discussions of T versus S mode on this and other forums. It's my understanding that it doesn't change the fuel mapping. It just makes the throttle quicker, sort of like putting a quick throttle on any bike. Less turn applies more throttle. I almost never use T mode. But I do occasionally use it when my hand's tired and I'm in stop and go traffic. Throttle / clutch coordination seems easier when my arthritic on hand is wearing down.

Some use T mode on wet roads, but it's got traction control, so I keep in in S mode 99.99% of the time.

I put in in T on a recent trip after a long day when we were in very slow traffic. I forgot about it, and when the traffic started moving again, for a moment I was wonder what the heck was wrong with my bike

 

[MCRIDER007]

I remember when FI was first put on motorcycles that many were complaining that the throttle response was too quick prompting the manufactures to "soften" the response making the engine appear to be smoother and easier to ride. I think the S mode is before softening, the T mode is after. My initial impression of the '13 was that the S mode was developing more power than the T mode but a simple test of measuring terminal speed when accelerating between 2 points, starting from 60 mph in 5th gear, indicated that the S mode was more bark than bite because it was only 1 mph faster (I used a GPS to measure both beginning and ending speed). The S mode was however, 5 mph faster than my 08.

 

[Old Guy]

Exactly. It doesn't deliver any more power, but it just requires less turn on the throttle. I've broken my wrist a couple of times, and I don't have the range of motion in the wrist I had when I was 20 ( or 30 or 40 or 50 or 60 ), and I love not having to move it far to get fun acceleration.

 

[Afast03nNJ]

2003's came standard with the "S" mode.

 

[CopB8]

I hadn't ridden my FJR for a month or so until this Sunday. I was riding it and thinking that this thing sure used to seemed more peppy. That's when I realized it was in T mode. Once set back to S mode it felt like my old FJR again.

I use T mode when my wife is with me as it smooths out the throttle and makes it more comfortable with her. I also use it when in the rain.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Exactly. It doesn't deliver any more power, but it just requires less turn on the throttle. I've broken my wrist a couple of times, and I don't have the range of motion in the wrist I had when I was 20 ( or 30 or 40 or 50 or 60 ), and I love not having to move it far to get fun acceleration.

Yeah, you ride pretty fast for an "Old Guy".

 

[Old Guy]

Exactly. It doesn't deliver any more power, but it just requires less turn on the throttle. I've broken my wrist a couple of times, and I don't have the range of motion in the wrist I had when I was 20 ( or 30 or 40 or 50 or 60 ), and I love not having to move it far to get fun acceleration.

Yeah, you ride pretty fast for an "Old Guy".

Hey, I was just keepin' up