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10 Things We Lost on Modern Motorcycles (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My point of view as connysewer of cheap and disposable bikes, is that a carb can be fixed with a screwdriver on the side of the road. A GOOD efi will enter limp mode and get you home, but I don't do good bikes...

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I've had way more failures with carbs than efi.

    I've had EFI run for 20 years with zero issues, on a single vehicle. Zero maintenance, not even sensor replacement.

    One current vehicle is from 1985 and the EFI still works flawlessly... A 1985 EFI.

    Once EFI transitioned from analog to digital, lots of little gremlins just went away. They became a lot more consistent and robust.

    I've owned early analog EFI... Whew, talk about a persnickety system.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I had an Isuzu Trooper with an early multiport EFI setup on a 2.6 4ZE1 engine. It basically ran on controlled vacuum leaks. The easiest way anyone ever found to fix it was to remove it and swap in a carb setup from a 2.3 4ZD1 engine. I decided that when coping with a 1980's Isuzu the most effective way to solve all your problems was the radiator cap solution: Remove the radiator cap and hold it up, then drive another vehicle under it. Put the cap back on and it will run better.

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