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[Scootsbs]

I was charged $300. bucks for a dyno tuneing license. My question is... is this license mine to keep so if I get a tune again I can use the license again and not pay again?
 Does the shop give you a document?  Is the bike logged in a system somewhere?
Thanks in advance for any help i can get to understand the process.

[JCZ]

I've never heard of a "dyno license".   And I've had bikes dyno tuned in California and here in Az.

Begs the question.....what shop was this done at?

And a side question for you.....where are you located?  I'm down here in the Tucson area.

[Scootsbs]

This was at Main Street Moto in Las Vegas. The service writer/parts monkey charged me $900. For the dyno and said $300. Was for a license. What is a normal cost to get a dyno tune? I live in Prescott Valley Az. Now.

[Twolanerider]

Not picking on the guy asking the question.  But, especially with someone you don't know or buying services you're not familiar with, this is another case that illustrates the need to ask questions (price? what am I buying?) before rather than after.

I hung around outside a dyno shack at a rally killing time one drizzly afternoon.  Just to watch the show.  There were completely different prices charged for guys that asked before the job started versus that just said "how much do I owe" when the job was done. 

Only the service provider could tell you what "license" you bought since he was the guy making it up.  Maybe, just maybe, and giving the guy the benefit of the doubt, he'll tell you he's using some tuning package that has a per-bike license to use.  Even that, however, is a screwing-in-process as there are other options and the only things I'm aware that ever worked that way would come with a hardware component that the license was tied to.

Providers more experienced than am I may be aware of other things....

[JCZ]

This was at Main Street Moto in Las Vegas. The service writer/parts monkey charged me $900. For the dyno and said $300. Was for a license. What is a normal cost to get a dyno tune? I live in Prescott Valley Az. Now.

WOW!  Just out of curiosity, I'd like to hear what they tell you when you call them and ask what the "license" is for and what that gets you

How many Harley's have you had?  Curious why you didn't go to a shop that specializes in Harley performance vs. some place like Main St. Moto?

Different shops charge different prices for dyno tunes but I've never heard of anything close to what you paid.

[Scootsbs]

I have had 4 Harleys in my 65 years on the planet.  I started with a 47 panhead and sold it when we had our first child then boight an 80 80 hard tail then moved into an electriglide  in 2002  which i drag raced and in 2024 sold that and bought this 2012 CVO 110. Please don't assume i don't work on my own chit. I didn't have time to do this work and I knew I needed a tune after the work done. This shop is a Harley shop and has a race bagger. You shouldn't make assumptions they don't know Harleys because the are willing to work on other bikes. You guys are better than this.

[kojak]

I guessing they used a powervision to tune your bike. A powervision tuner has a unique license for each ecm it is used for. A shop doing multiple bikes with the same device would need a new license for each motorcycle.

I was charged $300. bucks for a dyno tuneing license. My question is... is this license mine to keep so if I get a tune again I can use the license again and not pay again?
 Does the shop give you a document?  Is the bike logged in a system somewhere?
Thanks in advance for any help i can get to understand the process.

[Scootsbs]

Thank you Kojak. I hope they did then I won't feel so take by the price.

[JCZ]

I have had 4 Harleys in my 65 years on the planet.  I started with a 47 panhead and sold it when we had our first child then boight an 80 80 hard tail then moved into an electriglide  in 2002  which i drag raced and in 2024 sold that and bought this 2012 CVO 110. Please don't assume i don't work on my own chit. I didn't have time to do this work and I knew I needed a tune after the work done. This shop is a Harley shop and has a race bagger. You shouldn't make assumptions they don't know Harleys because the are willing to work on other bikes. You guys are better than this.

No, no assumptions on my part.  I try not to assume anything and that's why I ask questions.  I was just curious why you wouldn't take it to a Harley performance shop.   By the way, I've rode Harley's all of my life (to many to count and I'm 74 now) and I'm riding the most reliable Harley that I've ever owned and it happens to be a 110" with 91,000 miles on it. 

If you're ever headed down towards Tucson shoot me a message and maybe we can pound down a few miles.  I'm headed to Tombstone today for Helldorado Days.

[kojak]

Thank you Kojak. I hope they did then I won't feel so take by the price.

A power vision license is close to $300.