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Sorry to contradict you Tim but Triumph do indeed build different spec bikes for one out of fifty US states which in turn are different from EU, Japan or “world” bikes. All manufactures of vehicles follow this policy; indeed you can by Land Rovers & Lancruisers with “World Spec” for use outside the EU only – guess what? They are much cheaper.


What we are talking about in regards to the ECU is mostly a few lines of code in the software. As we have seen with the criminality of Volkswagen adding, deleting or “changing” code is a simple and no cost task.


I did point all this out in my original post on the subject.


Where I agree with you is in the matter of choice, both for the vendor and the consumer. Triumph made their choice and I made mine and bought a Harley and with a Thundermax ECU I can tune to my hearts content.


The central point is however, is it acceptable for the EU to dictate to you what you can and cannot do with your own property? Would you allow them to dictate the operating system on the computer you own and how is this different to the the OS on your bikes ECU?

Within this seemingly trivial matter a great truth about the EU is revealed; under their system everything is illegal unless the law permits it. Under our system and way of life we are freeborn and everything is legal unless the law says it is isn't.

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