YUP most people that have ridden Vrods think that low rpm surge is normal to the bike , thats because somewhere over the years the excuse was told to buyers that is how the bike runs you have to drive the bike in a higher rpm (the engine is built that way) BS Bad tune from moco to meet EPA standard , you should be able to run down main street USA (Guam) in your case. In second gear at 2100 rpm with no Surging , A good tuner will do away with that surge . And you are in the rock and hard place , I guess you have basicly 3 choices the wey I see it first is listen to your Dealer and do nothing , the second option would be a tuner with auto tune , ther are 2 companys that have these for the Vrods. Zippers/thunderMax with A/T and the other choice would be Power commander V (5) with A/t , both of these units for Vrods are fairly new to the market and both have there gremilns somtimes ,but most people due well with them and have no issues. I will not reccomend 1 over the other , even though I do have a personal prefrence ,but that is my opinion . When it comes to choosing a tuner ,they all have good and bad points , it is up to you to do the homework and make the choice , dont go by what he or see said, educate yourself and choose in what you feel will benefit you, But if there is a dyno guy in Guam look him up and see what he can do for you , I can tell you this most Vrod fourms have personal bias prefrences when it comes to buying a tuner.Good luck in your choice , Also if you have a problem in getting a tuner over to Guam let me know ,I can most likly help you with that and a good price also