Patent ID: 8224519

Claim:
A method of calibrating a motorcycle, the motorcycle including an engine, an engine control unit, a sensor that detects a value of an output parameter, and an actuator that controls the engine accordingly to a value of an input parameter, the method comprising: receiving data from a vehicle communication interface module at a calibrating computer system, the vehicle communication interface module being selectively attachable to the motorcycle and recording data received from the motorcycle during normal operation of the motorcycle, the data including a plurality of adjusted actuator values and a corresponding combination of engine speed and a value indicative of throttle position for each of the plurality of adjusted actuator values, each adjusted actuator value having been generated by the engine control unit; determining, by the calibrating computer system, a number of adjusted actuator values stored to the vehicle communication interface corresponding to a first combination of engine speed and the value indicative of throttle position; when the number of adjusted actuator values for the first combination is greater than a threshold, generating, by the calibrating computer system, an updated data table entry for the first combination based on the adjusted actuator values corresponding to the first combination; and transferring an updated data table, including the updated data table entry for the first combination, to the engine control unit after generating the updated data table.