Indian FTR Twitchy Throttle
First Time Poster, but what i did to drastically improve the behavior of my bike.
FTR DynoJet PV4 and Power Core Software
Tuner: DynoJet PV4 (Purchased from Fuel Moto ~$470 Aug 2025)
Vehicle: 2022 Indian FTR (base)
Mods: Stock, removed exhaust baffles
Goal: Adjusting Fuel Map to reduce jerky throttle, especially around 2800-3500 rpm
Preface:
The jerky non-linear feeling throttle on my 2022 FTR was really annoying me, so much that I considered getting a different bike. I did some research, and found that due to emissions, the stock tune is rather lean (as seen below). I ordered my PV4 from fuel moto as they would give me custom tunes from the datalog I would provide them. I did this about 3-4 times, and discovered that they really could just not get it right. I also wasn’t fond of sending my ECU out to Lloyds or other places as it was the middle of riding season. So I decided to try my hand. I’m no tuning expert, but I am rather mechanically inclined and I work as an automation engineer, so I thought there must be some way to fix my issues I was experiencing. Online, there really is no information that I could find that would tell me how to do what I’m about to show in this document. Hope this helps some of you.
- Download the Power Core Software and the PV4 app from your app store of choice. Set up your account and do the usual things apps these days need.
https://www.dynojet.com/downloads/power-core-software-download/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dynojet.powervision&hl=en_US&pli=1
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/powervision-4/id1559102553
Like I said, not any kind of tuning wizard, but AI told me the following helpful points:
-Idle & Low-Speed Cruising (0-30% Throttle): 13.0:1 to 13.2:1. This is the sweet spot to eliminate the low-speed bucking and jerky throttle transitions.
-Mid-Range Acceleration (30-60% Throttle): 12.8:1 to 13.0:1. This provides smooth, predictable power delivery when pulling out of corners.
-Wide Open Throttle (60-100% Throttle): 12.5:1 to 12.6:1. This keeps the cylinders cool and maximizes peak horsepower safely.
What to stay away from:
AFR < 11.0:1 → Can wash oil off of cylinder walls, foul spark plugs, and put gas into oil.
AFR > 14.7:1 → This is what you are trying to fix, leaner can’t be better
Pros:
-Lowers cylinder temps
-Reduced risk of engine knock
-Reduced stalling and twitchiness at low rpm
- Save a copy of your stock tune to the cloud, under a different name, and modify it, start with small adjustments and work your way up to a place where the bike feels better. This aims to keep fuel economy why still solving the issue. The user interface is pretty self explanatory, and doesn’t take long to get proficient. (similar to Microsoft Excel) Once you think you are happy, save it to the cloud, flash the tune with your smart phone and the pv4 and test it out.
Here is my adjusted tune. This got me to a place where I was much more happy with the bike.
Hope this helps