Got ECU update on my Triumph Speed 400: Feedback after a 100 km ride

Someone I know who did not have the stalling problem earlier told me that after the new ECU update, he's started to face stalling.

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I went on a 100km ride with the better half riding pillion yesterday, post ECU update. The bike's stalling problem has *almost* disappeared, and it rides more smoothly than earlier.

Firstly, the irritating revving up that was happening earlier with the clutch pulled in, which was introduced with the November ECU update has gone, which probably contributes to the feeling of improved smoothness. Secondly, the Distance To Empty calculation seems to be less volatile and more dependable now, but this space needs to be watched.

Now coming back to stalling: during the ride, the bike still stalled thrice. Once, while I was riding at a slow speed in second gear (no knocking) on very fine slippery sand, and twice in first gear at traffic signals with the clutch pulled in. Still, it's much better than before.

Someone I know who did not have the stalling problem earlier told me that after the new ECU update, he's started to face stalling, especially when going down speed bumps. He's going to ask the ASC to revert the ECU software to the earlier version.

A significant part of our ride yesterday was on a rough stretch of road* - broken pavement that's only been patched in patches, not relaid although it's crying out for resurfacing. It was really difficult to ride on this stretch and back due to the small front wheel and the slightly lean-forward position (despite pullback risers) of the rider.

I had a lot of strain on the wrists and the palms due to frequent deceleration and bumps on this road, contributed partly by having a pillion rider. If I were riding by myself, I would have saddled the bike half of the way. I'm not going back on that road on my bike.

* Matar to Limbasi, for the curious.

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