ive been told different things so if the computer chip has a sensor that slows the amount of air intake into the engine if the air is cold and allows more air in if the air is warmer does a cold air intake system really work, and if senor is taken out with the check engine light come on
Only thing to add is that you need to make yourself seen. Stay visible! Don't ride in driver's blind spots. Make sure all lights on your bike work and remember that it is LEGAL to run with high beams in the daytime. I suggest wearing bright colors or a bright colored helmet. Wear reflective piping on your gear for night riding. Watch for animals (especially deer and dogs). The biggest thing to remember is that loud pipes don't save lives, they pi$$ other people off. Defensive driving saves lives! Never try to show off. Redneck's last words? Hey ya'll! Watch this! Ride whatever you feel you can control and have fun. Just be safe when riding.
I would say learn the theory of engines that helps you realize why and when you need to change gears or when to hold the clutch. Riding a bike is one of the most liberating feeling ever!! its simple. Turn the engine key on check if the bike is in nuetral crank the engine hold the clutch shift to first gear slowly release the clutch while you open the throttle ok.now when the bike moves (overcomes friction), let go of the clutch move forward and listen to the engine when the engine hits full load, hold clutch and shift to second gear and so on And yeah.watch out for the pole!!!.(Ouch!)
You kind of have it backwards. The computer controls the fuel. The more air you can get into the engine, the more fuel the computer allows into the engine to achieve complete combustion. Cold air intakes draw air from outside the engine compartment that is cooler than the air under the hood. They do improve performance a little, but not much.
A MAF (mass air flow) sensor computes the density and volume of the air by how much heat the air flow draws away from a heated sensor element. Less flow of cold air will have the same effect as a larger flow of warmer air - but the density of the air in relation to the air/fuel ratio will remain the same. In a nut shell, the colder the air, the less throttle opening that's needed to produce the same power. There's really no significant efficiency gained in MPG's because the air/fuel ratio will remain at stoich - but there's a good chance of an overall performance gain because at wide open throttle, the engine will simply be getting a denser charge of air and more fuel - and that equates to more power.
Cold air intakes work!!! The computer does not control the amount of air into the engine, you do with the throttle, the oxygen sensors monitor the amount of oxygen in the exhaust and tell the computer how much fuel to spray out of the injectors. Cold air is denser than hot, therefor it contains more oxygen, the more cold air into the engine, the more oxygen into the engine, the computer will give it more fuel resulting in more power. DO NOT REMOVE ANY SENSORS!!!!! I am rather well versed in this matter, as I do alot of fuel injection dyno tuning on Harleys.
