not neccessarily true, a reflash of the ecu would cure it, that or try just switching maps, pin 58 on a gen 2 bike, break the connection on that wire and see if it gets full hp, some guys i know in the carribean islands have had to do this in the past
the ecu has 2 maps in it, one may be the unrestricted
the ecu has 2 maps in it, one may be the unrestricted