Hi guys,
I'm gary from Leicester in the U.K.. I have just come across this forum, and found this thread of great interest. I too have a 535GT (2015) and I also bought it to modify. Around 3 years ago I built my own flow bench to enable tuning the cylinder head. I have many years of tuning experience, so bought a brand new head from India and set about making improvements to the flow of 'gas' in and out of the cylinder head. I had done all the other usual stuff, larger valves, higher lift longer duration cams and of course, the outrigger bearing plate to support the crankshaft outside of the alternator. The handicap to producing good power was the fuel-injection system. I did have a power commander fitted, and with all the work done the bike felt strangled at high revs. The only way to go, was to fit a carburettor, replacing the fuel injector. I went for a 36mm Dellorto 'pumper' carburettor, having had much experience with them on Ducati race motors. I suspected a 38mm would be just too much, and lead to poor pick up and torque in the lower rev range. I kept the Power Commander V, not for the fuelling, but to allow switchable ignition curves and add the 'rev extend' feature. The bike will genuinely do over the 'ton' now, without a fairing, and with me in a racing crouch. In the attached photos you can see the carburettor, and below the carb is a rotary switch to change the ignition advance curves (while road testing). I think a better piston would help produce even more power, but at the time I could not find anything suitable - perhaps there is something available now ?