PAIR valve removal on the M... - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

vhmike73 · 08-28-2006, 12:02 AM

I asked Rhodester already (well, I posted in his Supertrapp thread), but has anyone else here de-PAIRed their M?

I ordered up the Moccasin Mike's kit, which consists of blockoff plates and the necessary bolts/hose plugs to do all from mere disable to fully removing the system. I went the "full removal" route, however, there is an electronic solenoid that controls the valve that Mike's kit says to disconnect for valve removal, then to reconnect the solenoid and ziptie it out of the way (which is easier said than done, that solenoid is bulky, and there isn't a lot of room on the left side under the tank- the throttle position adjustments are right there between the jugs, and the tank hugs the frame pretty closely).

My question is this: has any of the fellow M50/C50 owners removed their PAIR valve and solenoid completely and had any "FI check" or running issues? Did you leave the solenoid connected, and if so, where the heck did you manage to stuff it out of the way (and so it doesn't rattle/shake loose)?

Frankly, I've not ridden since I did the removal/solenoid stash, so I don't know how things are gonna work out with my current setup. However, tomorrow is calling for good weather, and I don't have any running to do for work, so I plan to ride. We'll see what I get from my setup, and hope my "stash job" worked out well. I'm more curious as to whether there will be any repercussions from COMPLETELY removing the system...though I'm sure the ECM will wonder where it went and flash its warnings if I pull the solenoid as well.

Any help/info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!