Bazzaz Z-Fi Fuel Injection Tuner for the R1200R

[Lost Rider]

There's not too many photos of my bike on a trailer, but this one is special and excusable.

My 1200R is getting a performance Mod!

Long story short I hooked up with the guys at Bazzaz when they wanted a G650GS to borrow so they could develop a FI tuning module. We took Nancy's bike into them, it spent some time on their Dyno and now has a module that gives us a "power" and "fuel economy" maps that we can switch between. SO far we're very happy with the performance of the Z-Fi on the GS…. Turns out they also were looking for a Husaberg…. Then I mentioned my 1200R, as they already have a module for the R1200GS, but not the R, until now...

They have both my bikes and are developing a module for our R1200R's!

I've long had the opinion that my bike runs great, never though it was twitchy, never wanted to explore getting any more power out of it….
I will be getting a free module for the loaning of my bike, so with that said, this coming week I will have my bike back with it's new found fuel maps and an impartial assessment of what the Bazzaz Z-Fi will do for our bikes.
I'm kind of excited actually, I like the idea of having a switch to get better milage or more power. More so the better milage map for when I need it while traveling, but if they can actually get better throttle response or a little more power, that's welcome too.

I will also have all the dyno tests from their testing I'll post up.



http://www.bazzaz.net

[Woland]

If I wasn't such a cheap bastard I'd be really interested, I really like the "two fuel-maps" feature. Maybe a "eco-mode" would somewhat muffle the hooligan inside me

Just had a lovely days riding with an average 34mpg It was fun and I didn't see a cop all day

[BLAIR1200R]

Finn, what's the story behind your connection with Bazzaz, if you don't mind me asking?

I've run Power Commanders in many of my bikes and know that Bazzaz has competitive products, but just stuck with PC because it worked for me. My understanding is that Bazzaz is highly regarded in the industry for their products.

When I bought my BMW I thought it odd that when I changed from the stock can to the Remus, according to the dealer no adjustment to the mapping was required, when every other bike I've owned recommended map changes specific to the exhaust... but, no big deal I guess.

Do you know if the expected results from the Bazzaz module for the R1200R will resolve the same symptoms addressed by the booster plug?

Thanks and looking forward to the resulting product !

[Lost Rider]

My connection with Bazzaz is like I said, they were seeking out a loaner G650GS bike on ADV, I answered and based on our initial impressions of what they did to Nancy's GS and the guys at the shop's passion for performance and knowledge, I pursued getting my other bikes in there.

You can't ask for a more impartial opinion than mine, especially since I've been pretty vocal about the Booster Plug as an unnecessary addition for most R1200R owners.
I have no connection with Bazzaz other than this, I have no money invested in this module, and have honestly never thought my R1200R needed any help with a modification to the FI system. Matter of fact quite the contrary, I always thought that new owners of a BMW with FI just weren't used to the different feel of FI or a Boxer motor and should try to focus on their own riding skills more than looking for a solution through spending money for the problem that might not even exist.
With that said I understand that the maps the EPA requires might leave something to be desired in our fuel delivery from my experience on my Husaberg, and it's just possible that I've ridden enough miles on my R to have adjusted my own riding techniques to accommodate the stock FI maps we all get....

I will approach this with an open mind and do some real world testing on very familiar roads.
Like I said I'm more excited about the possibility of better fuel milage than the possibility of more power, though a little added performance when playing with sport bikes in the canyons would be welcome.
We shall see....

[Lost Rider]

This was posted by Bazzaz about the G650GS, hopefully we'll have a similar report soon on the R1200R.



G650GS
This bike had some very.... "interesting" stock fueling characteristics. from 0-80% throttle it got progressively leaner until it was hitting around 14.7:1 AFR at 80% throttle and mid to high RPM. That is excessively lean for a motorcycle, considering we usually tune to 13.0 and really never above 13.3. Then at 90-100% it starts dumping fuel into the cylinder, going as rich as 11.0:1 AFR. So What I did for the power map was to tune it to 13.0 from 0-80% and then 12.5 from 90-100% because it did make better power running rich up top. Our fuel economy map still isn't as lean as the stock map, mainly because we don't consider 14.7 a safe AFR to run a bike at, but I did map as lean as 13.7 in the areas where the stock map was very lean, and did not richen up the top end like I did on the power map.

[BLAIR1200R]

Thanks for the response... poor choice of words in my question...I wasn't making a connection between you and the company, just thought it was kinda cool that Bazzaz asked to work with you / your bike.

I have a similar opinion about modifications to the R12R... I've just changed my riding technique to match the boxer's characteristics. That said, I can get caught up in the posts and see folks viewpoints... some valid points regarding how the bike responds to throttle inputs. Since the school season started and traffic patterns have changed, I've been riding in more traffic during the commute and really have to work at it to remain smooth.

Still look forward to hearing more on the Bazzaz product development.

[Lost Rider]

OK, I've had the bike back for a few weeks and even though my girl has been riding the bike more than me I can say with confidence that the Bazzaz module has improved the throttle response along with the fuel milage.

I will repeat that I never thought my bike ran poorly, but it's true, there was room for improvement apparently, especially in the lower RPM range. While I don't feel my bike is "faster", it does feel more, how can I put it, confident when rolling on the throttle, like going from 50mph up to 100. A smoother response to abrupt throttle changes also for sure. I'm currently on tour for a while but am looking forward to playing with the maps for my own tuning and ability to switch maps on the fly.

I was told that they should be able to offer traction control in one of their modules for those wanting to add it.

Here's what Bazzaz told me about what they did with the map on the R1200R:



I mapped your BMW AFR at 13.0 with gains down low, mid range, approx the same between mid and top end with minimal gains at the very top. The bike should have better fuel economy since the bike was quite rich up until the last 3000 rpms and it then begins to run approx at 13.0 which is where I found the best results at. The map select jumper can be found behind the left side fairings near the bottom of the tank. This should be quite easy to access once the left fairings are off the bike.

[deilenberger]

Joe,

Sounds interesting. Especially his comments on how rich the mixture is in some points on the powerband. Wonder if that wad due to the high compression requiring it? And adding ASC - be a wonderful thing, that would be something that would make me consider this even if it did nothing for the bike other then that.

Keep us up to date on it as you get some miles on it..

Best regards,

[hjsbmw]

Is this the part you are testing?

http://www.bazzaz.net/index.php?page=sh ... Itemid=181

If so, do you still like it, and can you post more of your findings, maybe with pictures on how and where this installs? From what I gather, without additional hardware, one can select the map with a jumper prior to riding but would need their map selection switch to access this during riding.

All this sounds interesting, especially if it improves fuel mileage and response at the same time.

[Lost Rider]

Is this the part you are testing?

http://www.bazzaz.net/index.php?page=sh ... Itemid=181

If so, do you still like it, and can you post more of your findings, maybe with pictures on how and where this installs? From what I gather, without additional hardware, one can select the map with a jumper prior to riding but would need their map selection switch to access this during riding.

All this sounds interesting, especially if it improves fuel mileage and response at the same time.

Yes it is the same one I'm using.
Honestly I have not ridden my R much lately so I don't really have any new data or opinion besides what I've posted earlier.

You are correct about the map switching, I think you can use any switch to choose maps, there's nothing special about the Bazzaz one, just the plug that you could get rid of.
I'm hoping to get some saddle time on the R soon and will update this thread once I do.

[sweatmark]

There's not too many photos of my bike on a trailer, but this one is special...

Nice tow vehicle.