Motokai's Back!

Yes, per euphonius' above posting, I swapped out the ECU ("version whatever") for a new one ("version new"). As many have been following this saga play out, you'll remember I reached a certain limit with Whack-A-Mole fixes related to the throttle body/ECU and called the factory in CQ demanding a new ECU. Fed up with local Shanghai solution, I wanted to ship my bike to CQ for factory servicing. This is what prompted that [already posted] Jialing boondoggle visit to SH in December to "look" at my bike. This also caused a bit of Chinamoto Gossip Girl drama - it's hard to complain without the metaphorical bus taking someone out along the way.

Well, along with the actions of the coalition of the strong-willed (which includes Milton, Eric, Jeff, LJH, LZD...among others) this prompted Jialing to agree to sell (in another world the opportune word would be "replace") the ECU. You see, this fix needed to be referred to as "paid upgrade", not a recall of course. Call it what you want - I had mine done and I can't be happier.Rode home in the rain STALL FREE. If it wasn't raining, I think I would have just kept riding right into the mountains of Zhejiang (like Moganshan or somewhere). As jaded as I had become, the amount of joy I had on this short ride back home surprised me.

ECU and associated cables: RMB 1,350
Replacement labor: RMB 100
Riding a motorcycle with a smile: PRICELESS
thumbnail.aspx?q=1573796582593&id=780b066a57c103d4c09173af17729f5b&url=http%u00253a%2f%2fwww.cc.jpeg