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An emplacement gun used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
A kind of protective clothing.
Garments worn by Military or Para-Military organizations for combat related situations. These garments range from the Marines heavy duty Camouflaged battle dress they use in the Middle East to the SWAT uniforms our police departments use such as the DEA or U.S. Marshalls.
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A rifle with its working mechanism located in the stock.
Pink and fragrant, cherry blossoms are used to add splashes of colour and atmosphere to a wide variety of games, or even as a key story element.
Fluffy looking puffs seen in the atmosphere that are accumilations of moisture. They are used to add detail to Sky boxes in games or just increase realism.
An explosive is any weapon or device designed to cause an explosion, whether it be a frag grenade, TNT, or a nuclear bomb.
Protects against deadly gas and other pollutants.
A Gatling gun is a machine gun that uses multiple rotating barrels to rapidly fire bullets. Commonly mounted on vehicles or gunships, some larger characters may carry a hand held version.
A garment made for covering the hand.
A grenade is an explosive device traditionally thrown by hand, but may also be propelled by a rifle or launcher.
A gun that uses various types of grenades as ammunition.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
Common in game's like Tony Hawks Pro Skater but these are also seen in many other types of games
Health packs restore some amount of a players health, and can be permanent or temporary. They come packaged in a variety of forms, from the common med kit, to drugs, medicine, and even food.
Whether it's worn for protection or style, helmets appear in various game genres.
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A fully automatic rifle firing intermediate cartridges.
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The M82 assault rifle is the ISA standard issue fully automatic rifle.
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Any firearm meant to be held with two hands, a rifle is a video game object that appears in many combat related video games.
The ultimate weapon attachment that uses telescope optics to enlarge distant targets thus increasing your accuracy.
The most powerful weapon at short range. Effective against Zombies, Nazis, Demons, etc. Videogame shotguns tend to have exaggerated inaccuracy at long range- real life shotguns are still fairly accurate over a decent distance, while videogame shotguns rarely go more than fifteen feet before becoming completely ineffective.
The weapon of choice for accuracy at long distances. The sniper rifle's slow rate of fire makes it ineffective for close range combat, but its high calibre round ensures that it inflicts maximum damage against the target.
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Mild winter and hot spring or climate change? | POLL
A previous version of this story incorrectly reported Evansville's all-time record high temperature. It was 111 degrees on July 18, 1930, according the National Weather Service.
Less than two full weeks into the summer and Evansville had broken its all-time high temperature record for June with 107-degree heat on June 28 — a mercury reading tied on June 29 and July 5.
Temperatures reached into the triple digits for 10 of 11 days consecutive days in June and July, according to the National Weather Service. Similar triple digit temperatures were reached across the state.
Now, with summer only a third of the way through, a state of extreme drought exists in nearly 30 percent of Indiana, including all or part of 10 Southwestern Indiana counties, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The entire state is now listed in at least moderate drought after months of scant rainfall.
More than 170 all-time high temperature records were broken or tied in June alone and more than 56 percent of the country is in drought, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Is it global warming — or climate change, as it is sometimes less alarmingly called?
"Global climate change is really something measured at a level in which temperature and rainfall in a given year is a single data point," said Cris Hochwender, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Evansville. "But it fits with what we would expect with global temperature changes and shifting weather patterns."
Greater extremes in the weather caused by climate change have been predicted for decades and are happening with greater frequency, said Paul Doss, a professor of geology at the University of Southern Indiana.
"As a scientist, I need to take the line that rarely will you find any credible scientist making a conclusion on a single event," he said. "However, the history of weather evidence over the last decade is very compelling. This is what it is going to look like when it does make its imprint. What we are seeing now is exactly what we are seeing in the models."
According to NOAA, the 12 months ending in June have been the warmest 12 months in the continental United States since record-keeping began in 1895.
"The odds of this occurring randomly are 1 in 1,594,323," according to NOAA's State of the Climate report for last month.
Whether people believe scientific evidence or even the dramatic climate conditions currently gripping the world are proof of global warming is complicated, said Steve Zehr, a professor of sociology at the University of Southern Indiana. He has been studying those perceptions and how the media represent climate change since the mid-1990s.
"The perception is there are these extreme positions, either you believe or you don't believe, " he said. "There are a lot of positions in between."
However, opinions about climate change in the United States vary greatly from many parts of the world.
Zehr said the last few years have seen the issue become more polarizing.
"In the U.S. you get many more who are willing to say they have extreme doubts," Zehr said.
He said many factors have melded to polarize beliefs about global warming: opposition from the oil and fossil fuels industry; scientists with moderate or opposing views about it; and a revitalized conservative political movement that has included it among its targets.
"I see climate change as being very multidimensional issue. It is an economic, political, environmental and ethical issue. It's about many different things," Zehr said.
On an individual level, the implications of global warming come with a price tag on personal lifestyles that might be frightening for people, Zehr said.
"It implies change, social change. Essentially, people will have to make changes to their lifestyles," he said.
News articles on climate change often focus on the science of it while ignoring the social implications, he said.
"That is unfortunate because it leads to a very limited understanding of climate change," Zehr said. "Most of the world sees it as an issue of social inequality. In the U.S., it is being perceived as either scientists are saying it is occurring or they are saying it is not occurring. Very few people in the U.S. see it as an issue of inequality, or if they do, it is an issue hurting Americans. The reality is our emissions (of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide) per capita is the highest in the world."
Given the complexity of the problem, Zehr said it isn't surprising that so many people view it through the prism of their own self-interests.
"This is a daunting sort of thing. It is very significant. We shouldn't be surprised that many people look at this and how it affects their interests," Zehr said.
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The U.S. government has condemned an ordered release of the first wave of 88 prisoners from Bagram prison, saying that more than 40 percent of the prisoners who are set to go were involved in direct attacks against U.S. and Afghan forces.
The Afghan Review Board (ARB) overseeing Bagram prisoner releases, led by Abdul Shakoor Dadras, ordered the first 37 of 88 prisoners from Bagram to be released on Monday, despite the U.S. military categorizing them as "dangerous".
"The review board, after long assessments and studies of the information and data that the NDS on recommendation of the President had submitted, decided on the future of at least 37 inmates detained in Bagram Prison," Dadras said.
But U.S. officials have said 17 of the 37 released prisoners are linked to the production of IEDs and the killing of 11 Afghan soldiers.
"This extra-judicial release of detainees is a major step backward in further developing the rule of law in Afghanistan. The ARB is releasing these individuals without referral to an investigative body or the Afghan justice system despite the fact that the U.S. has disputed these 88 cases," the U.S. military statement said.
Many Afghan officials have also raised concern about the Review Board's mandate, which they say is illegal given the fact it is not a part of the judiciary or law enforcement offices, but rather a political body appointed by President Hamid Karzai.
A number of Afghan MPs and civil society activists have called for the releases to be stopped and said that the cases of individuals in Bagram that lack evidence for prosecution should be forwarded on to the Afghan Police or the courts.
Nevertheless, despite claims from the Review Board that there is insufficient evidence to hold the prisoners any longer, the U.S. has provided a number of hard numbers implicating the detainees in a host of violence. What proof those numbers are based off remains to be seen.
"Of the 88 detainees under dispute, 40 percent have participated in direct attacks wounding or killing 57 Afghan citisens and security force members and 30 percent participated in direct attacks wounding or killing 60 U.S. or coalition force members," the U.S.' statement said.
The U.S. military says that they have provided "extensive information and evidence on each of the 88 detainees."
"The disputed cases contain strong evidence of violations of Afghan law or strong investigative leads requiring review by the Saranwal for prosecution or further investigation by the National Directorate of Security."
However, President Karzai's approach to issue seems very different, highlighting the growing gulf between him and his reluctant partners in Washington.
President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that the Bagram prison was a "Talib-making factory". "Bagram [prison] is a place where innocent people are tortured and insulted and made dangerous criminal," he said.
The U.S. military handed over full control of the only U.S.-run prison in Afghanistan to the Afghan government nearly one year ago, easing tensions over one of the longest-running standoffs between Kabul and Washington.
Over 500 prisoners, many of which captured under the suspicion of being Taliban or other militant group members, have been released since last August.
Karzai has been known to favor a strategy of rapprochmant with the Taliban this year, looking to build goodwill with the insurgents in order to gain ground in peace talks. Part of this strategy is said to include releasing militant detainees. Whether or not the Bagram releases are related remains unknown.
"I hope that the President's treatment of this issue wasn't politically motivated," political analyst Noor-ul-Haq Ulomo said. "Again, I repeat that on its legal aspects, its true that his delegation separated the criminals and the innocents, but they should have been handed over to the legal and judicial organs to certify and not on personal demand."
The following are names of the detainees who would be freed from Bagram:
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2. Nek Mohammad (aka Gulalai)
3. Akhtar Mohammad
4. Hanif Agha
5. Ali Jan
6. Khalil
7. Abdul Ghafar
8. Mohammad Sadiq
9. Abdul Qadir
10. Abdul Ahad
11. Nurullah
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14. Habib Rahman
15. Mohibullah
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Shake It Up! star and Dancing With the Stars Season 16 contestant Zendaya Coleman had quite the pleasant surprise during her appearance on Good Morning America in New York City this morning (March 14).
The 16-year-old actress, who's paired with Val Chmerkovskiy for the upcoming season of DWTS, got to do a little dance with none other than Jim Carrey today.
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Power Controller & Juice - Tame the Twitchy Fuel Injected Throttle
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Tame the twitchy, fuel injected throttle caused by over lean OEM programming.
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A simpler version of the Power Controller, permanently set in "Blue" mode.
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Smooth your throttle, reduce decel popping and throttle roll-off stalling. Simple plug and play replacement of OEM Air Intake Temperature (AIT) sensor. No cutting or splicing wires. Easy to remove for factory service or emissions testing.
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The following are unsolicited testimonials from Power Controller owners. Some minor changes to improve readability have been made when necessary.
Been riding it to work and around town the last two days....
Works. Smoother throttle response. "Like buttah." Best description I can give is that the throttle response feels more like my old carbed '98 F650ST but with gobs more power. The little snatchiness that was left after I switched to 15/42 is gone. Not a drop or hair of any poor throttle snatch anymore. More power on demand so I twist less throttle to get to speed. Gas mileage is about the same. Maybe slightly better if that is possible.
All and all it is a great solution. I give it a big thumbs up.
Best of all the F800GS high rev clatter is diminished to where I can't even hear it now. Tells me the bike was running TOO LEAN for its own good.
Throttle snatch gone… bike runs smoother… don't no how, but the shifting seems smoother too… cheap fix. Awesome job y'all!
Put mine in yesterday morning & went for a 400 mile ride. Much easier to feather throttle when pulling out, worth every penny!
With a simple 5 minute install, I was up and running. The throttle response was linear and nowhere near as snatchy as the stock response. The lean backfire has been reduced drastically when you roll off the throttle, meaning better fuel ratios. Didn't get a long ride in, but what I did the improvement is very noticeable.
After hooking up the unit a week ago, I finally put some miles on the bike (in pouring rain) and in the high 70's (switch on blue for below 85 degrees). If anyone else is like me, at certain speeds and turns you would be anticipating the bucking that's about to kick in. Well now, out of habit you will still be anticipating the bucking... make the slow turn in traffic... go through the gears... then realize there was no bucking.
I've been running the Akra can from day one. I don't know what this device does to the Air/Fuel ratio, and I don't really care because now my bike runs smooth.
Your controller works like a charm, I've noticed a big difference in the throttle and the bike seems to run better.
Got mine in the bike this week. I have maybe 300 street miles on it since and it's much better. Can't wait to get it off road! Absolutely recommend this product!
I've had mine on for just over a week and a half now. I've done a few rides and one on dirt. I'm very happy with the improvement! I haven't noticed any real change in fuel consumption either. Thanks.
Got it yesterday, thanks.
Installed it yesterday afternoon. Straight forward install. Initial feel: Much smoother coming out of closed throttle. Much smoother going into closed throttle. Lost a approximately 3k rpm flat spot that sometimes materialized itself. Started her up this morning at about 32 degrees for work and initial idle seemed smoother, and maybe a little lower rpm.
Should have done this before. Well worth the money.
Easy installation and significant benefits! I'm a super happy customer. Good job!
I've taken two rides since I installed the Power Controller and I'm very happy with the results. The on and off throttle transition is much smoother now. I'm much happier with the bike and feel that the Power Commander was money well spent. Thank you.
Got it and popped it in this weekend. I wasn't able to ride much until today and I'm very pleased. The bike runs smoother throughout all RPMs and is super smooth on the highway now. I don't know if it was my bike specifically but when I was in 6th gear going 70-80mph there was a small but noticeable lurch every 6-10 seconds. Nothing violent but very annoying as it was noticeable. That's gone now and rolling on and off the throttle is much nicer now as well.
The last right turn into my office is a brick driveway that is usually wet and slippery. I have to slow way down and once I enter the turn I usually roll on the throttle and get jerked quite a bit. This morning my body was in defensive posture leaning forward and I rolled on the throttle and no jerk.
Super easy install, and does all as advertised. It's 98 degrees here every day unless it's 100. It has changed the bike completely
Got my power controller last week. Super easy install, takes longer to remove the plastic than to install the device. Sixty mile on road test ride last weekend, 65 degrees outside, switch on blue side. Noticeable results over stock, much smoother and stronger acceleration. Bike felt more 'normal' meaning you can get used to the snatchiness of the 800 throttle and forget how it ought to be. Feels and runs great.
Just to be sure I wasn't imagining the results, did a bike swap with a buddy of mine. He also has an '09 F800. We went on a 15 mile test ride, surface streets and freeway, swapped bikes half way. Fifty-two degrees outside temp. Told my buddy I did something to my bike but wasn't specific, wanted his impressions. His stock bike was rougher, just like I remembered, and after the ride he said he could tell that something was different, that my bike was smoother and a little quicker on acceleration. He has one on order.
Can't wait to try it out on the 1200GS.
Well done product.
I just received mine for the F800GS and it works great.
Finally got to try out the Wuka King unit. Went on a slick icy, muddy road today. If ever the snatchy throttle would be a problem that was it. Worked like a charm. 1st and 2nd gear. The improvement is substantial!
Here's a quick summary of my experiences for anyone reading and still sitting on the fence.
My order was shipped within 2 hours of me doing the PayPal thing. That is some Fast service.
Product arrived shortly thereafter and was well packaged. The inclusion of the sticky bit and a zip tie for securing the temp sensor is a nice touch. Installation was seamless. The most time consuming part was removing and replacing the 6 screws for the faux tank cover thinger. I've taken a few test rides (nothing extreme yet since the weather is crap right now), and the snatchy throttle is nicely smoothed out. The PC works exactly as is stated.
Install done, it works as advertised. Smooth as silk throttle response.
Rick M
I finally got to install this and what a difference!!!
Very even, smooth acceleration with slow twisting of the throttle. It still has its quickness if you twist the throttle faster.
Heat wave here tomorrow, 50˚, so I'll get out for a longer ride.
It is simple to install and works as advertised.
After installing my Power Controller the other day I was finally able to get out for a short ride of about an hour. The short story, I absolutely love it!!! ok, I admit I was skeptical at first but that all changed during this short ride. The bike is so much smoother and the overall ride-ability has improved so much that wish I had gotten one sooner. To anyone on the fence about buying one, do not hesitate, this is one of the best things you can do to your bike. Sometimes we buy stuff for our bikes and the product does not live up to all the hype, well this is definitely not the case here as this product has exceeded my expectations, not only in easy of installation but in performance as well.
As you promised the install was a breeze and finished in under 5 minutes. The Power Commander works. It does everything I expected it to do and does it well.
I would highly recommend this wiring loom (Power Controller).
Kiwi Dave
Just installed mine and went for a ride - the bike rides like you would expect from the beginning. Perfect transitions on/off throttle, and the ability to lug the engine to 1500rpm or so is great - $ well spent! Thanks!
Have installed my power controller and have been running it for about 2 months. Very, very happy. Went for a ride with my mate yesterday on his 990 and he was commenting on how my bike was running so much better. We just finished a 2 hour technical low speed muddy, hilly section. I mentioned the only change I have made on the bike was the power controller. He was complaining about the same problem I had on my BMW F800 before I installed the power controller. Now he wants one.
Installed the controller yesterday. Really simple installation! Took the F800 out today for a short 50-100 mile run. It idles smoother, going through the gears silky smooooooooooooth! I even hit a few gravel roads, man what a difference! No more Snatchy Throttle Syndrome. Wish I had purchased the controller sooner! Thanks for a great product!
Got mine too. Thanks Wuka King! Installed it this afternoon and went out for a short ride. Weather was in the mid-60's so I had the switch set to the blue position. Very noticeable improvement in the throttle roll-on/roll-off, especially at lower speeds. No more bucking bronco, jumpy behavior. If you have an F800GS and have not done this mod yet, you don't know what you are missing!
I got the 3 I ordered for the family fleet of F800GSs. Installed one so far and it does make a noticeable difference even on the ride up the block and back. Look forward to smoother response well into the future. Thank you.
After installing and going for a short ride I can say that it works as you claimed. Thanks.
Got it installed, was a snap... weather hasn't been nice enough for more than a ride around the block. As others have said throttle response is much smoother than stock.
Looking forward to some better weather to get out on some gravel and back roads to really test it out.
I just installed the power controller with the switch tonight on my F800GS...I am floored! IT'S SO MUCH SMOOTHER at low RPM, I rode the bike from almost a crawling pace and very slowly accelerated to about 20 mph in the first three gears! I love it! I am going to ride the gravel mountain roads in the morning!
This is probably the highest return I have ever gotten on a motorcycle farkle for the money spent. GREAT PRODUCT!
Update: I did 12 hours in the saddle yesterday, half off-road including many water crossings, sand, deep gravel, slippery mud and on gravel crisscrossing the Blue Ridge Parkway several times. Without a doubt, this product saved me from several stalls and possible tip overs in the 180 degree, deep gravel turns on the mountainside! No jerking, stalling, lunging forward or unexpected rear wheel spin!!!
Smooth throttle control and a total pleasure to ride. This less than $100 product has transformed my bike completely!
Eddy Alvarez
Liking mine so far, only a couple hundred miles this past week with it on though. It's a keeper!
Installed the Juice on my f800gs a couple hundred miles ago. Great improvement in low speed, low gear throttle response. Smooth baby, smooth. Thanks for the wonderful product, great price and fast shipping.
I installed the power controller on my F650GS Twin and it is great! Does just what is claimed, calming throttle "snatch" and making the FI work MUCH more smoothly. VERY simple install takes 10 minutes. BMW factory should adopt this technology! Wuka King has been GREAT to deal with and the shipping times, communication and customer service are exemplary! Thanks.
Another happy customer!
I can tell a huge difference since installing, and the workmanship is excellent (coming from a guy who used to do a lot of vehicle wiring).
Just got my Juice. Put it on the Wife's 658 and was able to run it in the neighborhood and what difference… still snow on the ground so real testing to come, I'm looking forward to hearing her reaction to it.
Liebchen & Izzy
Great product HTC, Thanks for prompt service! Installed last night. 4 mile commute to work this a.m. No clutching it during congested green light slow starts. Noticed smoother acceleration. Pulled a few 1st gear figure 8's in parking lot, no lurching / snatchiness. Me Likey!
Just threw one of these on my Husky TR650 and it works great. No stumbling or stalling off idle and buttery smooth throttle response now. The only bad thing is that it almost makes me content to ride slow now.
Just had my first ride with the Juice and man what a difference. It's so much smoother. Can't believe how smooth the roll on is at starts and even through acceleration. Juicy is the bomb, Nice work fellas. I'd endorse it.
I've put a couple of thousand miles on my Husky TR 650 with the Power Controller installed. It's perfect, totally transformed the bike. No more stumbles and oh so smooth. Thanks again.
Got it ordered, 2 days in transit, 10 minutes to install, 5 seconds to feel the difference. Love it!
The Juice. Haven't been on for a while but wanted to share my experience with this item. I brought this a while ago after endless amounts of reading and comparing all the similar items and am happy to report I'm rapt with it!! Works great even feels like you get a bit more bottom end crack. Perfect for wheelies.
Just get one. I bought a 2010 F800GS about three months ago. I immediately noticed the snatchy throttle. I thought that with time I would get used to it and be able to compensate for it. Nope. I just couldn't control the bike at low speed like I wanted to. I was starting to get really frustrated with the bike. I looked at a bunch of different fixes that were being talked about on the forums. Thought about the throttle tamer. It was affordable, but I wasn't too keen on having to mess with the heated grips. I also thought about the Power Commander, but there just wasn't a whole lot of convincing information out there and it was pricey (yeah, I'm cheap). Then I ran across Wuka King's fix. It looked like there was a lot of good feed back. The price was right, so I pulled the trigger. Bottom line, I'm glad I did! The bike is much easier to manage, especially at low speeds. The service was great. It was very easy to install. I'm a very satisfied customer. Thanks.
One Happy Customer! Just a quick note about my experience with the power controller. After "up" grading to an '09 F800GS due to my well sorted F650GS being taken out by a learner driver while parked, I really have been struggling to come to grips with this throttle problem.
The difference between idle and a good whack of throttle was about 2mm of grip movement and no amount of cable adjustment and fiddling helped. Even small bumps in the road were enough to launch forward and no matter how much I tried there was no way to keep smooth in traffic – riding over corrugations would have been funny to watch if it hadn't been me... The 800's previous owner had spent a ton of cash farkling it up and when I was buying it I couldn't figure out why he sold it at such a great loss, after riding it for a while I'm pretty sure I found the reason.
After a bit of research I came across the Power Controller and have to admit I was a bit skeptical at first, cautious that something quite simple and very modestly priced could solve all my problems. Well it arrived today and 40 minutes later I was out and about grinning like a mad man! The difference is night and day, black and white, the difference is between selling the F800 and buying something else and keeping it! Thanks Wuka King, you saved me a fortune…
It just works. Wanted to add my voice to those who think this thing works. I had the same snatch as everyone else with my stock F800GS. Wuka King was fast on the supply end, the install was just as easy as the instructions made it look, and the results so far are beyond expectations. It works so well that I constantly take it for granted and forget it is there. My bike is still under warranty so will have to remember to remove it before the 6K service. I am curious to see the difference once the weather turns hot and I flip the little switch - guessing that I'll notice no difference other than I am a smoother rider, esp. in the low speed stuff. If there is a difference in gas mileage, it is negligible - certainly a small trade-off for the gain in control. Thanks for making me a better, safer, smoother rider.
The thing works! I did the CBDR and found no differences with fuel economy between my fellow FKRS. I just did my 20,000km service, I took off all plastic, and removed the gadget (just in case they would bitch about warranty or something), and for the 1 hour ride in without the gadget I noticed the very snatchy throttle. It sucked. As soon as I got my baby back I replaced all the gack, and noticed the smooth transition to happy throttle after replacing the gadget.
Get the damn gadget. Makes a hell of a difference to happiness. Thanks again Wuka King.
I received and installed the power controller on my F800 last week. It took longer to remove the bolts on the fairing than it did to install! Easy as pie. This past weekend, I took the bike out for a 560 mile ride and was very impressed on the handling of the throttle. The snatchiness is now almost gone, and very smooth.
Fuel mileage for the trip was 50 mpg. That was a mix of 300 miles dirt and 250 miles of pavement at speeds over 65. Overall, I think this mod was worth every penny.
After owning my F800GS for six years and 20,000 miles now (and shipping it out to Australia from the UK), I thought I'd added everything to the bike that I could ever want. Though I always knew the throttle was snatchier than older bikes I'd had, I thought that was just something I was going to have to live with. But the Power Controller just transforms the bike, and it's one of the cheapest additions I've made. Buy one. It's great!
J.T., Australia
Hi guys – just wanted to give you a bit of feedback on your product.
12 months ago I rode a KLR650 around Australia and had to do a few mods prior to leaving, one of those mods was dealing with a lean surge issue ……result = sorted and a great trip was had. It was soon after purchasing my F800GS recently that I sensed/noticed that same, asthmatic struggle to breath feeling of shallow and constrictive lack of air/fuel mixture (a bit like strangling a cat) attributed to the previous KLR (apologies to any of your staff that may be cat lovers) and immediately I knew things had to be changed.
Initially, I thought I would correct the problem by asking (at it's next service) for an adjustment in mapping but then decided I couldn't be bothered with the explaining of my request and dealing with the act of denial of any issues from BMW that would be forthcoming. When your power controller arrived it was only days prior to me leaving on a 1400k weekend round trip of riding and I was eager to fit your gadget so I could convince myself whether or not it would do the trick.
Weather temperature conditions looked promising for both the under and over 85 degree F temperatures that this switched unit is designed for. I left home from the coast early with the temperate hovering around a comfortable 61F (16C) making good pace across the Great Dividing Range in a westerly direction - by mid morning the temp had climbed to 86F (30C)and peaking at 109F (43C) by the time I reached my destination.
With a good percentage of my miles covered on dirt it was pleasant to feel the change from snappy on again off again throttle response. When the temperature rose above 91F (33C) I noticed the bike felt a little doughy & a little less responsive so at my next stop I quickly flicked the switch over to the above 85 F setting and all was good. My return trip turned out to be very similar with lows & highs in temperature.
Cheers and thanks for great product fixing an annoying problem.
P.S. - I also have noticed the bike doesn't have that buzzy resonance it used to have.
Mick, NSW Australia
emerson.biguns screwed with this post 11-25-2014 at 07:06 AM Reason: Added new feedback
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Full Power,
Just to clarify...
"On the particular road trip on which I removed the "Juice", one fill-up gave a calculated 48 miles per gallon..."
The juice was connected or removed during that leg?
And, as always, if you're not happy or would like to try something different, I'd be glad to give you a 100% refund. Let me know. At the very least I'd like to learn more about your particular experience.
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: May 2006
Location: Homer, Alaska
Oddometer: 1,605
I only ran the device for just over 1000 miles. initially all local, short trips. Once out on the "highway" following troopers and motorhomes at 55-60 miles per hour steady, I noted the reduction in economy, and removed the 'Juice' at roadside. Over the next 300 miles, the exhaust has cleaned up, and fuel economy is improved.
Dont need refund, device is sold..
Again, it did exactly what it was supposed to do, I don't consider it to be defective, it is just not useful to my exact needs, which involve long distance, unsupported travel over roads with sparse fuel supply.
. 95% of my riding is between speeds of 50 and 65 miles per hour.
Vanishingly less than 1 % of my riding is at or "off-Idle" in 1st or 2nd gear, the abrupt low throttle behavior is a trade off I am willing to accept as long as I can maintain 58 to 65 miles per gallon in cross country, 2-up travel..
Thank you for standing behind your product, and for your customer service as well.
Warm enough to RAIN is warm enough to RIDE.
All idiot, no savant
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: The Old Pueblo
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That's interesting. I think roger_04_rt is probably correct in thinking that there's something else at play in this case. The Power Controller and Juice can only modify fuel during open loop operation (accel/decel... changing throttle settings). Fuel mixtures during cruise (closed loop) are driven by the O2 sensor. Therefore any significant changes in mileage are going to be driven by something other than open loop input.
Sorry it didn't work out and I wish we could have figured out what was behind your change in MPG.
All idiot, no savant
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: The Old Pueblo
Oddometer: 10,459
The KTM prototype. Beginning testing this weekend.
Simple plug and play replacement for the stock/OEM air intake sensor (AIT). Should reduce throttle sensitivity during low speed, technical riding and stalling/popping with abrupt throttle roll off.
Anyone interested?
The HighTechCoonass Power Controller to tame the Twitchy Fuel Injected Throttle (F650/800/1200 & Husky TR650)
emerson.biguns screwed with this post 05-30-2014 at 09:32 AM
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Is it possible there is something with this particular unit that is causing the fuel consumption issues? Any other possible explainations or thoughts?
Always ride your own ride
2012 F650GS Twin
Joined: May 2014
Location: Northwest INDIANA
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Wuka King
Hello, this is my first post here and I wanted to give a quick thumbs up for this product. I have a 2014 Husky TR650 Terra and before I installed the Wuka King my bike would sputter and die at least once a ride. Once installed the bike ran great and has not died once. Today I drove 100 miles in 86 degree weather and it ran great and is really a joy to ride now. I don't have to worry about it dying at a stop light while pulling out anymore either, thanks for the peace of mind!
Wannabe Adventurer
Joined: Sep 2013
Location: Adirondacks - New York
Oddometer: 214
Always ride your own ride
2012 F650GS Twin
Wannabe Adventurer
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Thanks John,
I responded via PM
Always ride your own ride
2012 F650GS Twin
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No problem. Replacement for your suspect Juice will go out tomorrow and you should have it Saturday. When I get yours back I will test it and let you know what I find. I have a pretty good idea what I'll find, but I want to be positive.
retiring tomorrow
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Location: Aledo, Texas
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I 'll be in when you get one ready for a ktm 1190 adventure r
'09 KTM 950SER Erz 03/08 BD
'14 KTM 1190 Adventure R 03/14 BD
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KTM Update -
I have prototypes out to two 690 owners, a 990 and an 1190.
Initial feedback from one 690 owner is very good. I'm still awaiting the other beta testers to get a chance to ride and give the KTM Juice a good test.
Order/Shipping Update -
All orders are up to date. I currently have units packed and ready to ship. They usually go out the day they are ordered.
All idiot, no savant
Joined: Apr 2007
Location: The Old Pueblo
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KTM Juice Fuel Injection enrichment device. Smooth out the twitchy throttle, reduce idle roll-off stalling. Plug and Play, no cutting wires or modifying OEM equipment. As always, your money back if you're not happy.
Some feedback on the KTM beta units being tested:
990 (stock intake, FMF cans) -
Going to build-up 10, version 1 units and should be done this weekend. Let me know if you'd like one. Cost should be $59 shipped US, $79 shipped International.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - DECEMBER 13: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings runs the ball against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 13, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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Good bye sweet sweet mountains!!! Ill miss you!!!
Ok, so it's been quite a long while since my last post. I haven't had time to sit down with the computer to do it right, but here's another micro post just to keep things up to date!!!
Ok, so we need to go aaaallllll the way back to crazy mountaineer dude: Dave. I don't think I ever mentioned that him and I went our separate ways from Palmer AK, just outside of Anchorage. He had already seen Anchorage and didn't really want much to do with a big city, so he continued on towards Denali, while I went to see the 'big city'. That's kind of exactly what it is, just another big, smelly city. Just like Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, etc...(yes, I am aware Juneau is the capital of AK, and NOT Anchorage) Just with a lot more planes!!!!!
Anyways, the night I arrived I decided I wanted to go see what the big city had to offer in terms of bars. I ended up at Chilkoot Charlie's, a bar with 10 other bars within it, and with $2.50 pints I probably had a bit more to drink than was good for me!!!
This was the last bar I ended up at in Chilkoots called the 'birdhouse' or 'birdsnest' I think. Every square in of the walls and ceiling were covered by bras!! Unfortunately I didn't getti see where any of them came from!!
Needless to say, I was in no shape to drive the day after and was therefore stuck in the city. Not a big deal seeing as I was camping for free behind the Harley dealership on Spenard. This is also the location of the Motoquest in Alaska. The guys there are really chill and let people work on their bikes if they need to in their shop and with their tools. Under 1 condition: you have to buy them beer. They have a mission not to buy any beer this year lol. I think it's brilliant.
Back to the story... Remember when I was talking about the Top of the World Highway and I said 'we'? Well, at Motoquest , I met 2 guys on a trip riding their wicked vintage XT500's from anchorage to Palm Springs. One is German, living in California (Axel), the other was from German speaking Switzerland (Peter). You think a KLR is a paint shaker on wheels?!?!?!?!?! You should see these babies shake!!! Also, those bikes don't even need ignition keys; if you are able to kick start one of those damn things you are worthy to ride away with it. The reason that they were at Motoquest was one of the XT's had chewed through its valve rockers and Axel was waiting on new rockers from a spare engine he had at home. Seeing as he was going to be stuck for at least another day, Peter and I continued towards Fairbanks, and axel would later meet us in Tok once he got his bike back together. After rendezvousing in Tok, this is when we did the top of the world highway to Dawson.
Here are our stallions waiting for us outside the local saloon as we grabbed a bite to eat. All that's missing is the bar to tie the reigns to!
Dawson was an interesting place. My favourite thing about it though was sitting atop the dome at sunset. Willys is right, this is an absolute must see.
After leaving Dawson, I parted ways with the XT500's in Carmacks. They continued south to see Whitehorse, and this is when I went to do the Campbell highway. Definitely a good choice, as I mentioned, definitely the coolest dirt road I had ever driven on. I finally got to use my Jerry can too!!! 6 km outside Watson Lake that was it. I was right out of fuel. I think I got about 355km. My air filter was totally jam packed from the dirt road and my mileage plummeted.
The next highlight after that was driving down to telegraph creek. Another amazing drive, that everyone should do if they head that way. This was an amazing moment I was able to snap a shot of while driving down the road.
These horses were standing on the shoulder and in the ditch just eating, and as I drove by they began to run with me. I sped up and pulled out my phone and as they caught up I continued to ride with them and was able to take a photo. It was pretty intimidating riding only feet from them, but definitely and awesome moment.
From telegraph creek I went to the armpit of BC: Stewart. Many of you who have been there are probably really confused why I am calling it this because the drive down there is spectacular. But I have my reasons....
But I'm tired, ill finish this post later... But coming up! This guy!!!!!
Stay tuned to find out why he is important!!!!!
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OK I'm hooked - let us know why he's important.
Sounds like you're having an awesome trip! Enjoy!
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And what's the story on Stewart.
How about some intel on the road condition of the Cassiar.
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Ok, the story on Stewart... I'm driving into Stewart around 6:00 and I'm getting pretty hungry so I think to myself 'what better place to get some fresh halibut than on the pacific coast!" So I went to a little diner (can't remember the name) and ordered the one piece fish and chips for about $17.00 after tax. Finally out came a plate with a huge mound of soggy fries and a measly 3oz filet of halibut... Not cool. I did I rough calculation and figured they were making about $50/lb revenue on their halibut.
So I leave feeling a bit ripped off and figure "oh well, ill go check out this badass glacier everyone is talking about and then get out of here". It's now about 7:00.
I cross over into hyder and then start making my way towards the glacier (or so I think). Drive for about 20 min on this extremely dusty road along side a mountain with a bujjilion work trucks zooming by me way too fast, and end up at some mining operation with huge "NO TRESPASSING, IF YOU CONTINUE YOU WILL BE BLOWN UP, AND THEN SHOT, AND THEN BLOWN UP AGAIN" signs... Ok, not really, but that's what it felt like. It's now 7:30 and I have to get back into Canada before 8:00 if I plan on getting the heck out of there that day.
Lets tally things here:
Ripped off at dinner
Lungs filled with dust
No glacier.
K, I've had enough of this place, lets get out of here... 300km on the gas tank, better fill up. Oh what's that? The only gas station in Stewart closes at 7:30? Shit, looks like I'm stuck here. Things start looking a bit better here for a second, I go into the general store and ask the clerk where there is a cheap place to camp in town.
"Not much really, there's a recreation sight about 30km outside of town"
Ok, so I have to drive 30km outside of town, then back in the morning to get gas, THEN drive it again in the morning to leave.
She observes I don't find this option too pleasing, and I inform her I would have to return to fill up in the morning.
"Oh! I know!! There's a house no one is living in right now that I am looking after for them, you could just set up your tent in the backyard! If anyone asks, just say Marilyn said you could stay there"
At this point I'm thinking to myself "yeah... 'Cause everybody's gonna know who it is when I say "Marylin".... Wait a minute!!! This town is a quarter the size of my high school!!! Of course they'll all know the shop clerk!"
So in the backyard of an abandoned house I slept the night.
It rained all night. And morning. And my tent, and boots, and backpack, and gear under the tent vestibule had slugs all over it... Cool. So for 20 min I plucked all the slugs off and out of all my stuff, and then packed up my soaking tent.
I wanted to make it to Prince George that day, about 700km I think, so I got up at 6:00 to get an early start. Gas station doesn't open till 7:30... K, that one was my fault, but still a piss off.
I hang around, get some breakfast, fill up gas and take off. 50km out of town a thought rushes through my head "hmmm, I haven't seen my phone in a while..." So I pull over and check my pocket: wide open, no phone. Hmm. Check my tank bag: no phone. Uh oh. Maybe it's in my tent? There wasn't a lot of room on the shoulder, so now wasn't the time. I drive back into town and trace my steps, nobody has seen a phone. I pull out my tent and set it up on the side of the street. No phone. The last place I saw it was just before I rode on the long dusty road to certain and terrible death. That's it, my phone is toast, I better just get used to it and try to enjoy the trip until i get things sorted out.
It's now 10:00. And sunny. If I had slept in, I wouldn't have had to wait for gas, pick slugs off my crap, and pack up a wet tent. I am now feeling I must have done something to piss god off, and he's out to get me.
Lets tally again:
Ripped off at dinner
Lungs filled with dust
No glacier
No gas; stuck in Stewart
Wet tent
Lost my phone
Late start on the day
Had to drive an extra 100km on an already large 700km for nothing.
I'm now at the point I wish I had never known Stewart even existed.
I try to keep a positive attitude and leave towards Prince George. I get to Prince George and my mom has sent me an email. SOMEBODY FOUND MY PHONE!!! And not only that! THEY ARE PLANNING TO DRIVE THROUGH PRINCE GEORGE A DAY AFTER ME!!!
Turns out the phone was found after I had traced my steps and had left town again. When the man on the goldwing went into the store where it was found, the clerk asked if he knew me because I was also riding a motorcycle! He said no, but he knew how to work iPhones, so he took it with him, charged it, and texted my mom. (There is a reason she is in my phone as 'mom' ). And there you have it! Everybody is saying "you have horseshoes up your ass man!", I like to think of it as 'motorcycle karma'. I know my time to pay it forward is going to come, and there's no doubt ill step up to the occasion to honour those which have done so much to help me along this trip.
That is why Stewart will always be the armpit of BC for me, and the man on the pimped out good wing is important!
It's a bit long winded, but you asked for it!!!
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Great story and that's the kind of stuff you'll remember long after the trip is over.
Now if you'd had your halibut over in Hyder they'd have filled you up. Forget the name of the place, but it was good.
You forgot the intel on the Cassiar. I'm gonna be up there in a few weeks.l
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Should a drove to Salmon glacier. Dinner at the bus or the pizza shop only in 'stewart. Reads like your rushing things a bit on your way back. Enjoyed that part of the world last July. Most memorable trip of my life.
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great phone story . no halibut in stewart for me
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The Cassier was a great road! I honestly saw far more wildlife on the Alaska highway on the stretch from fort Nelson to Watson lake. It's in better shape than the Alaska highway (I was really worried about my rear shock on the Alaska highway for a bit... I had to stand quite frequently on the stretch from Haines junction to the US to prevent bottoming out). But it is not without it's pot holes and frost heaves in spots. It's certainly a road you need to keep your eyes on, and wear your prescription if you have them! Lol. At the bell II bridge there was construction starting at 7:00 am and was closed for 3hrs and open for 1 hr, so on, so on..... If you're coming from the south there is a lodge you can get coffee, food and gas. If you're on the north (as I was for 1.5 hr), you're SOL. It's just you and the bugs haha. Hope that's what you're looking for. Let me know if it's not. Oh yeah, it's a moderately narrow 2 lane road without a centreline for a decent amount. Don't drive too fast. Curvy, and there could be a big fat bear sitting in the road around the corner! Just ask GrizzLee!!!
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There are bears everywhere on the Cassiar.
Last summer a bear caused this accident on the Cassiar.
The cause of the crash...
Great report....
My 17 year old son and I leave next week up to Alaska on our GS bikes.
We will be heading up the Cassiar, Stewart and Hyder are on the list, as is Telegraph Creek.
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Glad you enjoyed the Dome and telegraph creek and sorry you never got to the slamon glacier..in the sun it's spectacular!!! Not that bad in the rain either....
If you need to camp near Bell II they offer camping in the back for $24 and the services are top notch!!!
Riding along side of running horses is super dangerous....they have no sense of what is safe for you....and you are not the larger item in that fight! I used to manage a horse ranch and horses are dangerous.
Fantastic shot all the same!!! And another great memory to savoir from the trip.
Sounds like you're on the homeward rip across the country now.....plenty of time to reflect on how to get back again next year....lol.....not to mention all the great things you have experienced on this trip.
Keep it coming....excellent!
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Yes, indeed...
What you missed I'll post here (from my trip last year on a perfect day!). Definitely a must see and worthy of a return trip.
Hope this whets your appetite. Maybe makes you even more blue to see what you missed. I've been there 4 times now and the weather is really hit or miss. It is a coastal rain forest... I was really fortunate last year. I hope it is good this year as we leave in a week to head up that way.
Either way, you present a great story and you will have these memories to reflect on. The story you presneted is just plain cool, especially the way you presented it.
Take care.
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I don't recall any other major construction. Although do a quick bit of research ahead of time. Even if that means talking to a local gas station owner or somebody similar. The daily commuters usually spit up the most useful info.
That's especially one thing I found in my trip. The visitor information centres were typically useless (not always, for example the ladies at Watson lake were wonderful), finding the person that has lived in the area for 20+ years was almost always a far better resource. It sometimes led to a quite interesting and unique conversation as well!!!
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AWESOME trip!!
Love reading your report Jeff!!! Great views! Thx for sharing all this!!
You are living something fabulous, enormous,...my vocabulary is too poor to describe it !!!! C'est juste magnifique et magique!!! Enjoy every minute of this trip! Come back safe!!
Can't wait to hear all the stories!!!
Take care!! :-)
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Almost Home!!!
Woohoo!!!! Back in Ontario!!!!!
Awwww maaaaan, Back in Ontaaaaaarioo....
Man is it good to be back in the motherland! After traveling almost the entire country, save the east, I must say Ontario is definitely one of my favourite places. Perhaps I'm biased, but I do find it a very spectacular and beautiful place.
So it's been quite a long time since the last post, been putting in biiiiiig days blasting through the prairies...
SPEAKING OF WHICH!!! MAN, I DO have horseshoes up my ass!!!! First the phone, now the flooding! I was in Calgary the day before all hell broke loose; as a matter of fact, I remember that the heaviest rain I experienced was when I was leaving Calgary. If I was two days behind where I actually was I'd either be stuck on the west coast, or be taking the long way home. I visited my uncle in Vancouver and drove Trans-Can all the way to Ontario, so I actually drive through Canmore 2 days prior to destruction.
Lets rewind a little further just to fill in the gaps:
After the whole Stewart *spits* shenanigans, on my way to Prince George I picked up some tires because the TKC had reached the end of it's life...very quickly. I stopped by an independent motorcycle shop in Smithers an they had a selection of tires for the KLR 650 to choose from! Gotta love riding one of the most common bikes around! Grabbed a pair of Kenda 761's and strapped 'em to the bike ('cause you know, I didn't have enough crap on there already)
The TKC was an incredible tire. Handled excellent on pavement, in the rain, offroad, and on gravel roads. Basically, it kicked ass everywhere. Unfortunately, as many of you may already know, the soft compound they use to allow such excellent traction on the road makes the tire deteriorate very rapidly. I got about 4500km out of mine, 30psi road, 25 psi offroad/gravel. At $165.00, it was a very expensive option, but I was glad I had it for the Top of The World, the first bit of the Dempster, and primarily the Campbell Highway. Without a tire like this the Campbell would have been quite dangerous and the likelihood of an accident occurring would have risen dramatically. As I finished driving the Campbell, it was in the process of being graded so it is likely not as bad now; it had a lot of dangerous ruts and such from spring runoff digging trenches in the road. It is probably not as bad now (I don't want to scare off anybody from doing it!!)
I don't like the Kenda 761. It is cheap ($180.00 for the set), easy to mount, and long lasting but not safe. In the rain the tire gets very slippery. On the Trans-Canada when it was raining a large truck pulled out in front of me, had a very heavy load and accelerated very slowly, I had to apply the brakes with some good force, but not incredibly hard (I don't have a larger front rotor or stainless brake lines, so I'm not capable of braking very hard anyways) and the front tire locked up. Not fun. The back tire will also drift outwards when accelerating out of a turn if the road is wet, and this tire seemed to be more effected by the road paint than the others in the rain. If you're a fair weather rider, this might be a good tire, but if you're looking for an adventure tire, fork up the extra bucks and buy something decent. It could save you a trip to the hospital, and your bike a trip to the shop. For ex. the Heidenau K60 (Seems to be a hot tire these days. I've only heard good reviews but have not tried it myself), Mefo Explorer, or the Mitas E-07 (my "all 'round" recommendation) for 50/50 tires or the TKC 80 for 90dirt/10street...This will drive the math people out there nuts, but I would rate the TKC 80 as a 90dirt/50street in terms of handling but not longevity (Mind you I haven't tried the front tire, so I don't know how the front handles at highway speeds. I was running the E-07 front).
Anyways, that's about as much rambling I'll do about tires! Gotta roll!
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