Mad, PTSD is no excuse for stealing thousands of dollars worth of equipment and lying to people for personal gain.

* Last updated by: nasty on 12/6/2016 @ 8:21 AM *

Are you a psychologist Nasty? How do you know that for certain? I'm not defending, just wondering.

* Last updated by: mad5674 on 12/6/2016 @ 8:29 AM *

I don't doubt it could have played a roll, nevertheless it does not excuse his actions.

WOW ....

When some of our wounded warriors are committing suicide and murder from it...I don't see why this is such a stretch. Not an excuse, but could definitely be a cause. If it is, I hope and pray he gets treatment, and comes clean and tries to make amends.

I agree.

Hey guys,
I'm reading some of these comments this morning. I guess I don't understand how some could say they were so "burnt". So far I have not seen anyone jump on here and say their bike ran like crap and Sebastian stole there money. If he flashed your ECU and it runs good, then that would be an appropriate response as well.

I have seen incredible results with the product and know what its capable of. Since then, I have had amazing feedback and results with the flash he was selling. I assume some of you have had this flash on the dyno and everyone that has purchased a flash has ridden it. If you purchased the CBLAST flash in the beginning of 2015 or older, you most likely got a flash I created. We had countless hours into R&D. I ran somewhere between 40-50 bikes on the dyno with different modifications, Track time, on board data loggers and a few thousand street miles. I don't believe any of you were sold a bad product BACK THEN. I'm on here to explain that I can help resolve issues that were potentially created when HE went out on his own.

In regards to the Australian flash, apparently Sebastian tried but could not help you. He then refunded your money. That is the exact business model we would practice at my shop. I cant imagine you would want more then that. There would be no reason to bash him if he tried his best and could not come through. As long as he gave you your money back.

If there is someone that could not tell the difference between stock and the flash, please contact me. I would be happy to read the ECU and fix whatever didn't seem right. Anyone with issues, please contact me.

I'm looking at this thread and its turned into a Sebastian bashing contest. Its not about that. This thread is for the guys who need help and cant get it. If you bought a CBLAST flash, The solution is not to throw your ECU in the garbage. I bet you have a great product that didn't require you to get a power commander, auto tune or dyno tune. If you feel like there is an issue, please call. We will get it fixed.

Regardless of why Sebastian made the choices he did, we need to move on. This is not about bashing him. This is about having motorcycles be the best they can be.

Does anyone on here need help? Please call 425-269-5332 or email nels@2wheeldynoworks.com

Respectfully, Nels

Hi, Nels.

Thanks for joining the forum.

After initially seeing a lot of positive response to the Cblast flash, I agreed to display an advertising banner for a few months in return for a flash for my own Gen 1 ZX-14. This was fairly early on in the sequence of events that occurred.

The flash I received was fine, but nothing dramatically different from what I had before. I am at a fairly high altitude (over 5000 ft) most of the time, so maybe that figured into the equation -- I dunno.

I very much appreciate your willingness to help those here with problems.

Let me know if there is anything I can do for you... -bg

G'Day Nels,I don't know you but you strike me as a pretty mature guy with your attitude of lets move on and make it right.
Me, I am principled to a fault. You right me and I am loyal to the end but if you wrong me I will go after you.
Unfortunately I could never adopt your stance if what happened to you happen to me.
But I do think you are probably the bigger man.

Regarding the Cblast flash for my Australian spec'd 14, perhaps you may have missed my point.
Till now I have not advised who caused me so much issue due to the fact that a full refund was received.
But if you have read my flash experience you will note there was ineptitude, lack of knowledge and untruths.
Before I chose a Cblast flash, I asked if Sebastian had flashed any Australian 14's and he advised "Yes with fantastic results". Obviously untrue as all Australian bikes have O2 sensors and he would have been fully aware of the issue I faced. Secondly when the ECU was sent back to the US for a second time for checking and reflashing, I was told "the problem has been found and corrected. You will now be 100% good to go guaranteed". The issue was not resolved. Two untruths right there.
With the help of experieced members of this forum (via private PM's), the O2 issue was diagnosed as the probably cause. When I wrote to Sebastian to tell him he categorically advised "No way that is the issue as I have flashed with the O2 sensor taken into account". Then when I did my own test and disconnected the O2 sensor and all was perfect I advised Sebastian. He then replied with "But I assumed you had already disconnected the O2 sensor". Complete ineptitude.
I was told the major service with new plugs, and blocking the pair valve was the answer. Both were completely incorrect. A distinct lack of knowledge.
I then fought for a complete refund (it definitely was not offered) which was eventually given to Sebastian's credit. But if you think that refund paid for the anguish, the concern, my time and the uncertainty I went though over a substantial period that my bike was not right and why it was so you would be incorrect.
It was not my intention to bad mouth anyone. If it was I would have mentioned names much earlier. I simply stated the facts.
I welcome Sebastian's corrections to anything he feels is not correct with my posts on this subject, but it should be noted I still have all original correspondences.

Again, yes I received a full refund but that didn't make everything right. Far from it after experiencing what I did from what should have been a very experienced and knowledgeable person...

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Yannih,
I'm sorry for your troubles. I remember Sebastian talking about sending an ECU to Australia (may or may not have been yours). I had no idea you went through all of those issues. I'm sorry for making it sounds like your situation was not important. I was not aware of the severity of what happened. I'm very happy you got a refund.

The software allows me to disable the o2 sensor but it must be removed from the harness. If disabled and left plugged in, it causes the ECU to get confused and radically swing fuel trims. The bikes have a very inconsistent ride when this happens. Full throttle will be fine but cruise is crap.

Bgordon,
Thank you for the support. I think the product he was selling is a great product, up to a certain time. I think when he got control of my laptop is when he started making his own changes.

I have been contacted by two guys with clock issues. Please let me know if anyone else has an issue.

Thanks, Nels

I was entertaining the idea of having my bike flashed and exchanged emails with Sebastian as he would go into depth on the benefit his flash could provide

glad I chose against it

Nels,

I contacted you earlier today, and my ECU is headed your way for examination. I did send an email, but figured I would post here so others know at least one will be looked at.

Thank you,
Brett

LOL Rudy i was just getting ready to ask. Maybe it is a bad flash? Quite honestly I'm not really inclined to think so. But anything is possible. There's no doubt it was flashed as the things like RL and KTRC stuff works.

Nels, I am sorry to hear about your being a victim in this whole thing. Thank you for coming to the forum and corroborating what's been posted.

Nels, if I give you the part numbers off my ECU, is it possible for you to tell if it was one you flashed or not?

Also - can you provide any insight on the following regarding your (stolen) flash?

Does it improve fuel mileage?
Will it sound different, like an F1?
Does it make your bike "rev like a liter bike"?

I'll pray for CBlast and his family. Life's hard, life's unfair, and no one's perfect.

Good words there, Vic. Sure seems like there are a few wrongs he could right by giving back anything he's taken. Who knows though, maybe he feels he should have it. I spoke with Sebastian on the phone one time about 3 years ago and picked up on something subtle that seemed a bit off about him. Not enough that I would have ruled out his flash but enough to plant a little seed in my brain. It was not enough that I ever would have told someone to avoid working with him. I might have even had my ECU flashed by him but conversations I've had with another tuner have convinced me ALL FLASHES WILL BE VERY SIMILAR. From what I've learned about self tuning, I don't see how it could be otherwise unless maybe you flash for one specific situation only such as drag racing----where you can predict within a very small margin exactly how the bike will be run every time it is used. Even then, we're talking very small gains that no one will appreciate on the street. Flash is good on the ZX-14 Gen1 and 2 if you don't want to fiddle with electronics. Cheaper too. But if you want to change, you need to flash again or ad modules on top of the flash (sounds needlessly confusing to me). If you ride close to the same altitude the flashed fueling was made at(+/- approx thousand feet), I see no big gains to be had by the average owner in self tuning a flash.

Not to change the subject but there is something called ECU Editor and it's a flash you can turn off or on and adjust all parameters as you like. No chance of ECU damage, no need to remove or alter the ECU (warranty stays intact), Free software for editing and the small box is about the cost of a flash. Too bad, apparently not made for the 14 yet. Plan to put ECU Editor box on the busa.

* Last updated by: Rook on 12/6/2016 @ 8:17 PM *

"The software allows me to disable the o2 sensor but it must be removed from the harness. If disabled and left plugged in, it causes the ECU to get confused and radically swing fuel trims. The bikes have a very inconsistent ride when this happens. Full throttle will be fine but cruise is crap."

Nels, it is obvious you know exactly what you are talking about. It would have saved a bunch of time and grief if I had originally spoken to you re my flash issue.

And although I appreciate you saying so, there is definitely no need to apologise.
All good here mate.

* Last updated by: yannih on 12/7/2016 @ 1:54 AM *

My hackles have been up since day 3. Even the Queen Bee had issues.

For reference, Nels' latest work on my '16:

Stock vs Brock's Dual CT and Flash

I remember a conversation back in April of last year that Cblast started about launch control. I commented on his youtube video and he never replied. I guess that was a pipe dream also. Now that I've gotten a little better at launching my bike, I don't think I would use it even if it did exist.

Nels can do launch control.

The only way I would even consider buying a flash that had launch control would be if there was video showing it in action at both the drag-strip and on the street. I would think that for it to be on par with the GTR's launch control or the Corvette's launch control that many, many variables would have to be taken into consideration. On an episode of Top Gear James May summed up the GTR's launch control as, "A year's worth of arithmetic processed in an instant". If there was a flash with launch control like that, i'd buy it in a heart beat.

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Say what you want about Sebastian but he was shady from day 1 IMHO. The saying "a polished turd is still a turd" comes to mind.... PTSD? Turns people into thief's??? Liars??? Con Artists??? Since when???? I had his number from day 1 and saw through the bullshit he was peddling. The dude he stole the flash from was a legit dude, it's unfortunate how this all played out though.... Lots of people gave him $$$ for his flash which is now updated. It would be nice if the dude who created it offered to help out with a "low cost" update and tried to earn some new business? It was just a thought....
I am retired now for the most part living in Florida, and frankly I have not bee riding much but still have my 14. Be safe all. Oh well, live and let live. I hope Sebastian gets the professional help he obviously needs.

I'm not trying to high-jack this thread but I just saw a Youtube video of a BMW S1000RR with a Bren tuning flash with launch control and the bike had a 60' time of 2.010. The first time I ever went to the drag-strip, my 60' time was under 2 seconds. Who would buy a flash that would yield only a two second 60' time?

Here's the video:

Brentuning, his BMW tunes, the S1000rr, and the associated performance values have little to with the 14R or the flashes availabile for it. Your ability to outperform a different bike using different software doesn't really provide any sort of useful metric. If you have specific questions about launch control on the ZX-14R via Nels' tunes I'd recommend shooting him a message. I'll also ask for specifics and follow up if I hear before you get your questions answered.

I'd doubt that launch control is a panacea for perfect launches and 60' times. Electronics can only take a person so far, ya know? At some point skill would be required. It may very well be that your skill is such that you leave the line harder than the launch control can provide... but I'd imagine most regular stoplight warriors would benefit from the help.

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I've watched one of my friends go 1.2x 60 ft all day with the woolich launch control and he was still oem hand clutching his 14r