Lint Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 This is supposed to trick the air intake sensor into thinking the bike is sucking in cold air thereby enriching the mix. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BoosterPlug-Honda-VFR1200F-2010-and-newer-Forget-the-Power-Commander-/111565592795?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19f9d3d8db&vxp=mtr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I really don't want my ECM tricked by anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer SCguy Posted January 30, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted January 30, 2015 They're a terrible idea on cars, and they retain all of their terribleness on bikes. It's a 30 cent resistor wrapped in plastic. Save your money... RD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suitcase Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 This is supposed to trick the air intake sensor into thinking the bike is sucking in cold air thereby enriching the mix. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BoosterPlug-Honda-VFR1200F-2010-and-newer-Forget-the-Power-Commander-/111565592795?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19f9d3d8db&vxp=mtr +++1 on that ....regardless of what people think about mutha honda ...they are light years ahead of anybody else in designing their engines and engine management systems... or ..if aint broke, don't fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lint Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 I wasn't planning on getting it. I am not sure how anyone can think Mother Honda has anything good with her engine management. My bike surges, was snatchy as hell right off of throttle and it's making me think I have to fork out $300+ for a PV5 and then another $300 for dyno tuning. If I have to come up with nearly $700 to have the bike run right, then they have either become cheap/lazy or inept. At least with my Triumph I could upload a map for free with TuneECU and it would reprogram the computer, not force me to buy an expensive add on device. I like my bike and plan on keeping it, but after so many years of making F.I. systems you would think they could have gotten it right. It just sucks that I have to pay money out of my pocket when Honda could have gotten it right the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MBrane Posted January 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted January 31, 2015 Getting it "right" would mean failing the emissions standards. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allyance Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) Look around for a used PC III USB. Upload maps via USB and my laptop. Didn't need to have it dyne tuned, ran much better at lower RPM's $150 for the Booster Plug, I got my PC III for $175, do it right. Edited January 31, 2015 by Allyance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR4Lee Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Getting it "right" would mean failing the emissions standards. You just need a little old act of Congress right? Good luck with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lint Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Getting it "right" would mean failing the emissions standards. So, I'll bite on this and ask a question, why is it that cars don't have the issues that bikes do? What is different in bike engines vs car engines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Duc2V4 Posted January 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted January 31, 2015 Getting it "right" would mean failing the emissions standards.So, I'll bite on this and ask a question, why is it that cars don't have the issues that bikes do? What is different in bike engines vs car engines?To add to this, bikes typically do not have to have biannual emissions tests! At least here in CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 They do in Spain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmythecop Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Getting it "right" would mean failing the emissions standards. So, I'll bite on this and ask a question, why is it that cars don't have the issues that bikes do? What is different in bike engines vs car engines? DIFFERENCE: CAR-Getting 75% performance out of 2 or more liters of displacement BIKE-Getting max performance out of 800cc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrattan Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Hi, I responded to a similar chain of posts on vfrworld https://vfrworld.com/threads/booster-plug.52800/#post-644333 "...in case it helps anyone, here goes; I can't speak to how effective they are on a VFR but I have owned two other bikes and fitted a Booster plug to both. One was a 2003 Triumph Sprint ST 955i and the other, a 2012 BMW R1200R Classic. The plug made a difference at low revs around town. Smoothed things out a bit and prevented cutouts on the Triumph and to some extent on the BMW. The latter runs v lean so stalls still occasionally happen. Still have that bike. Yes, they are over-priced for what you get but they are not snake oil and do make a difference. You can read more about what they are actually doing here: https://www.boosterplug.com/shop/cms-how-it-works-full-version.html Were there noticeable gains in speed/acceleration?...not really, but the fuel to air ratio seems to have been helped as the pull on both bikes was smoother and just seemed to have been assisted by the plug. There were no negative ramifications to speak of. Did the plugs change the bike dramatically, No. A PC 5 or Rapid Bike will likely set you back a LOT more and given what the VFR engine is capable of and the bikes overall power to weight ratio,...the booster plug might be a better investment. I have no experience with either of these two technologies so maybe they are great. Can't say - defer to those who can and have never brought any of these bikes to a track and I believe both the PC and RB tech is s'posed to shine there more than around town. I'm in no way affiliated with the manufacturer of the booster plug, just trying to set the record straight as somebody who has experience using one on two bikes. May even try one out on my 8th gen. VFR, but as somebody already remarked (here or in a sibling post), Honda build such a stonking good engine...I don't have much of a need on the 2015 VFR, because it has so far never cut out and just Hondas-along. It is a heavy bike so I'd be surprised if anything made a huge difference to that bikes overall performance low down or higher up the rev range." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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