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BSD Performance THE HOME OF PERFORMANCE TUNING, ECU REPROGRAMMING. BSD Performance has over 20 years experience working directly with Dynojet.

Offering a complete tuning service has always been BSD Performance’s goal and our fully equipped workshop, engine building room and Dyno all play a key part in producing reliable, rideable motorcycles, road or race, that are not only a vast improvement over stock but also live up to expectation. We use a Dynojet 250i Load Control rolling road Dynomometer and the ability it gives, to control engine rpm at any throttle opening, is crucial for consistency and the precise build of a performance fuelling map. Ironically, the knowledge earned in the pre-fuel injection era, working on the Dyno with CV and flat slide carburettors has proved an invaluable foundation for everything we do with EFI. With regards engine tuning the first thing we do is find out what the customer is using the bike for, and what they actually want to achieve by uprating their engine’s output. Using our experience we then establish the expectations relative to application; road riders and club racers have very different needs and this part of the process is, we feel, one of the most important. Any motor that passes through our engine room is meticulously stripped, cleaned and, after the tuning work cleaned and patiently, methodically rebuilt. We take our time, and we take care.

Then and now. A short history lesson. Of sorts.For a number of years, BMW produced engines for other European bike manuf...
08/10/2026

Then and now. A short history lesson. Of sorts.

For a number of years, BMW produced engines for other European bike manufacturers including Bayerische Flugzeugwerke. BMW eventually clicked on that it could make money from its own range of motorcycles. And it did - make motorcycles, that is, as a new affordable form of transport - after merging with Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in 1922, and releasing the R 32 in 1923.
Affordability came into play again after WWII. For a long while BMW produced bikes that were simple tools and readied for sidecar attachment in order to haul a family. One such model was the R 60 series, like the R 60/2 seen in the picture.
For years and years, BMW was always known as the reliable but boring brand because of its plain, mile-munching machinery. And then, in 2008, the S 1000 RR exploded in the faces of the Japanese Big Four and Ducati. This new superbike was a weapon from day one and still is today.
With two S 1000 RR in for remaps this week and another two for annual services, the arrival of this R 60/2 parked near an S 1000 RR really did make us smile.

"...if you could fit this?"Hold our Tetley mugs, we said. We've started but can you guess what the customer is having in...
30/09/2026

"...if you could fit this?"

Hold our Tetley mugs, we said. We've started but can you guess what the customer is having installed? You can send answers in by way of a postcard, or go modern and drop your thoughts here as a comment. No prizes for the correct answer. Saying that, two cups of tea and some of Trev's biscuits/mince pies could be yours with your annual or major service at BSD before Xmas. That's a good deal!
More on the bike shown when it's all done.

Not really a step back in time...Nope, not at all. In fact, Honda's new CB1000F should be considered more of a half-bore...
24/09/2026

Not really a step back in time...

Nope, not at all. In fact, Honda's new CB1000F should be considered more of a half-bored nod in the direction of the late 70's, early 80's. It does bear some resemblance to the original air-cooled CB900F, but it's distant and most definitely lacks the character.
Not to say this retro-styled machine isn't any good, it does everything perfectly. But it is almost white goods-like in the way it performs. Sanitised even. Ok, 116.4hp at the rear wheel on our dyno means it isn't to be sniffed at - nor the 73-odd ft-lbs of torque - but why couldn't it be a rampaging powerhouse for its £10,600 price tag? It'd attract a lot more attention. Not just from us grey-haired folk but also riders who want fun with typical Honda build quality. Are we right or wrong? Moan over.

Comfort and shunt in one easy lesson...Take one latest gen Hayabusa (2026 model), add an upright bar conversion and adju...
18/09/2026

Comfort and shunt in one easy lesson...

Take one latest gen Hayabusa (2026 model), add an upright bar conversion and adjustable rearsets, and a heap of comfort is guaranteed. Now add one of the greatest partnerships in motorcycling in the form of Yoshimura and its R77 all carbon mufflers, plus a BSD Performance remap, to end up with a heap of creamy-smooth torque to worry tarmac surfaces everywhere, assuming there are roads still fit for riding on!
In other news, removing fuel tank rust with white vinegar is all very well if you rinse out with water, but you must ensure the tank is free of water when you refill with petrol. Otherwise you end up with savagely contanimated fuel. Yes, that's what is in the placcy tub.

BSD Performance is not a deli or international foodstore, but it's definitely Italian week here in the Fens.Take this cr...
10/09/2026

BSD Performance is not a deli or international foodstore, but it's definitely Italian week here in the Fens.

Take this crop of Italian beauties - MV Agusta F3 675, Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory, Ducati 959 Panigale Corse. All three bikes are booked in for their annual services, and fitment of battery tender leads ahead of the winter laydown, or a late season heatwave. Who knows?
So, yes, you can read this post as an early warning to get your service requirements sorted before next year and not last minute. Plus, and this is important, with all the summer fun so far, please do check your brake pads - see attached photo of worn out ZZR1400 front pads that were only fitted in February! The owner has had a good summer. :)

Every now and then.....a bike rolls in, parks up, and our first, casual look just isn't enough and we have to go stare a...
26/08/2026

Every now and then...
..a bike rolls in, parks up, and our first, casual look just isn't enough and we have to go stare at it. That's exactly what happened within seconds of this rare Bimota DB6R Delirio arriving at BSD. Yes, we've worked on DB6 models before, but this one twanged the desire strings big time.
For those who can't be bothered to Oooooogle it, the DB6R is powered by a version of the 1078cc lump from a Ducati Hypermotard 1100 - a gutsy, fun, traditional Duke lump! The chassis is pure Bimota; a heady mix of machined aluminium, forged alloys, carbon fibre, stainless steel, tubular steel and top brand components. We're not sure if this particular bike first arrived with the Bimota trait of out to lunch suspension settings, but the Ohlins kit is easy to dial in to make the DB6R a proper A and B-road tool. Love it!

Now live - the new BSD Performance website.Yes, the brand new BSD Performance website is up and running, and we're quite...
18/08/2026

Now live - the new BSD Performance website.

Yes, the brand new BSD Performance website is up and running, and we're quite proud of it - it's very modern, which means you can view where we started from and where we are going with the range of services we offer to customers old and new, near and far. See it here: https://bsd.uk.com/
We've also revamped the website of our sister company, BSD Engineering. Again, a sleek, new look provides info and insight into another part of BSD. In a nutshell, we raise the bar of British precision engineering. From bespoke components to ongoing manufacture, BSD Engineering delivers exacting tolerances, rapid turnaround and long-term reliability within the automotive, transport and food manufacturing arenas. See here: https://bsdengineering.uk/
As one customer recently said about BSD: "You Fen boys are on it!"

And the heat goes on...Especially in the BSD dyno room, where the often used expression "it's warm" is an understatement...
11/08/2026

And the heat goes on...

Especially in the BSD dyno room, where the often used expression "it's warm" is an understatement. It does seem as if the dynamometer (and remap guru Andy) has just five minutes rest before the next ECU remap customer arrives at BSD. And yet we still managed to squeeze in a dyno run for performance evaluation on the new Ducati DesertX.
This particular DesertX was on loan to a UK magazine, so you can read about it soon. But for all the folk who are really, really, really, really desperate to know what power and torque the standard bike made at the back wheel, Ride mag said we could post the dyno figures. So, here you go - fill your boots, people.

What a year so far! Record temperatures and bikes everywhere. We haven't stopped!Andy and Cris have been (and still are)...
31/07/2026

What a year so far! Record temperatures and bikes everywhere. We haven't stopped!

Andy and Cris have been (and still are) flat out. There have been plenty of challenges along the way, and it saddens me to say that Ducati has been at the top of the list of problem bikes this year. But, hey-ho, they're certainly not the only ones!
Cris has had his work cut out with a broad range of KTM models, as more and more owners find their way to us. Word has clearly got around that the top tech from former Gear4 is here.
As ever, Andy has had dyno work coming out of his ears. Euro 5 and Euro 5+ bikes can be a real challenge, but he always finds a way to deal with them. Some have had to stay a little longer while new software is written, but the results have been worth the wait.
Our new BSD Performance website goes live in late August, so keep an eye out for that, along with Trev's Facebook updates.
As always, I urge everyone to be vigilant when buying a secondhand bike. We've seen some real horrors again this year. One example was a £500 Facebook Marketplace purchase that ended up costing over £2,000 to repair!

On another note, BSD Engineering has grown over the last 29 years, with the past five years being our busiest yet. This has prompted us to invest in new CNC centres and other equally hi-tech machinery. We also require a CNC programmer/operator to ensure we continue to keep up with demand for our range of services. If you have milling or turning experience and looking for a position within a small team in a friendly, family-style environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Give us a ring (01733 223377 Option 2) and let's have a chat!
Best regards to one and all.
Mark Brewin

Memories are made of these...The amount of people raised on a diet of two-stroke motorcycles from the 70's onwards must ...
29/07/2026

Memories are made of these...

The amount of people raised on a diet of two-stroke motorcycles from the 70's onwards must have been, well, huge! From mopeds to 750cc multis, biking life usually started with a stroker before moving up to large four-strokes.
And here's a nice picture to stir memory pots. And, hopefully, stimulate the younger generations, too. Not sure about you, but it's a poor state of affairs that today's up and coming riders will never experience the joys of cheap repairs - quite often from expansion chambers and wrong-sized jets - and masses of lightweight, screamer fun.

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