I agree completely. Another point is the exhaust system is cooked all the way to the silencer. Setup is to pass regulations, this means that the mixture is way too lean, as lean burn is damaging. Fuel X fixes this.
It’s way too lean also because of the purpose that this motorcycle was built for. Up in the Himalayas at 16000 ft you would not want a rich fuel mixture
i hope you have following the steps given by powertronics which is real hectic. You dont need to remove the air filter box and other connections because, you can easily locate the lambda sensor from the right side when you untie the rubber clamp and you can attach the fuelxpro sensor to it. it will make the process easy and no hassle of removing and reinstalling air filter box, sparkplug, ECU unit the other connections. Hope this helps.
It would hardly matter if you’re not going above 5000ft but if you are, consider running map 1 or map 2 on fuel x. If you own a Himalayan 450 and going to mountains but under 5000ft, run at map 3 which is the stock setting for Himalayan. The air density hardly changes under 5000ft and hence the air to fuel mixture ratio isn’t much affected. ✊🏽
Hi Mandeep. Thanks for the detailed and informative video on Fuel X Pro. I wanted to know if you have thought of changing the exhaust and installing a decat pipe for the same? I have heard the results increase your performance, especially if you install a quality air filter with it. Please do let me know. Thanks.
Installing the decat would have you remove the cat con of your Himalayan. It will help you with the increased performance but it’s really gonna be harmful for health. I personally have little kids at home so keeping that in mind I tend to stay away from these mods and it’s not worth it to have 1-2 hp increase at the cost of polluting the environment so I would suggest not to install it but if someone is just after performance increase. Go ahead and do it ✌🏾
Great job explaining things like the way you did in this vid for us new motorheads..👏 Two questions! One- i have heard this fuel-x has multiple settings which we can + or - so, which exact level do you recommend? Two- can we install fuel-x since day one of my brand new motorcycle or do we have to wait till we finish the running in periods of 500km and 2000km marks?
Cheers mate, glad you got the information. ✊🏽 1. Fuel x pro plus allows you to choose the settings according to your taste out of 10 maps. Talking about Himalayan 450, map3 is stock settings and map 10 is the richest and 1 is the leanest. Fuel x recommends riding the bike at map 8 for best riding experience but I do ride mine at 6 as that fits my needs and riding style better. 2. Fuel x can be installed on from day one and as you stated you are new rider, I think it would help you with the running procedure too as it would reduce jerks and stalling and knocking that is right their genuinely from the get go of Himalayan. Engine break in has nothing to do with fuel x but everything to do with how you ride your motorcycle ✊🏽
@@RideWithManDeep are you getting incorrect fuel reading on tft under trip section after installation fuel x . For me after installation fuel x mileage on tft is rapidly changing from 28kmpl it directly goes down to 26kmpl before fuel x it was like from 28kmpl to 27.9 kmpl like that its going down like fast now 🙂
@@adilmir1442 no this is not the case with me. Everything runs the way it used to. The mileage has improved though. Before fuel x I was getting 32 and now 34 on the same trip with the same luggage
It is possible but in order to stick to the emissons law it is highly unlikely that the brand would do that. And also if they do change the lean fuel ratio that they currently have to rich fuel ratio then it would be challenging to ride the bike comfortably at high altitudes what it’s made for. So I think fuel x is a good option as it give you the flexibility to change maps according to the situation ✊🏽
@@manugowda6476 both but if money is a concern, go with bmc first and then fuel x. BMC protects the engine while you won’t feel much of a difference in feel of motorcycle as compared to fuel x
@@RideWithManDeep bro one last question my himalayan has clocked only around 665km and finished 1st free service and there are 2 more left when should I upgrade to fuel x and air filter change ??
@@manugowda6476 i would suggest to install them from day 1. If your relation with the service team isn’t that strong, just get your bike to stock every time you take it to the service station ✊🏽
