Fuel Injection or Carburetor?

[STRAMASHER]

FI everytime.

Just got a carb'ed bike again after 7 year without and it is a major pain in the azz to start. I have had years of pressing a button and going. Bit of a shock. Fuel taps and chokes. Antiquated.

...and they feel fluffy. Give me FI instant response everyday.

Ok, I haven't seen this posted yet, but FI has another advantage over carbs (correct me if I'm wrong). Fuel injected engines produce more bhp and consume less on a general note. (for example, same sv engine, but different carburation, as the situation goes), as in more efficient in general (not just emissions)

@GavinD: I was under the impression carbs where smoother with on/off moves then (slightly deprecated) FI

having had both carb and fi sv's i prefer the fi feel's better.

I dont mind my carb'd bike. FI makes cold starts a little easier, but really, whats so hard about pulling a choke lever?

As for carb icing, that only occurs in the first 10 mins. Once everything is up to temp, an SV wont suffer from it. I get annoyed, however, with the bike cutting out in the first 10 mins, so I use V-power fuel. It works out cheaper than silkolene pro FST (plus, I notice it improves the smoothness of throttle response from zero throttle to just a whiff of throttle)

Also, its easier when something goes wrong to fix 'em...because its all mechanical.

Originally Posted by STRAMASHER

Bit of a shock. Fuel taps and chokes. Antiquated.

Fuel taps are nothing to do with carbs - you could have an FI bike with a tap, or equally (like the SV) a carbed bike with no manual fuel tap. Choke I'll give you though

Originally Posted by andreis

@GavinD: I was under the impression carbs where smoother with on/off moves then (slightly deprecated) FI

Thats what I thought - but experience delivered different feedback on same roads and conditions. Gearing was the same, tyres same, just felt snappier on the carby which made it look to my friends a little more ragged (not a bad thing as they were too scared to overtake!!)

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Alpinestarhero

I dont mind my carb'd bike. FI makes cold starts a little easier, but really, whats so hard about pulling a choke lever?

As for carb icing, that only occurs in the first 10 mins. Once everything is up to temp, an SV wont suffer from it. I get annoyed, however, with the bike cutting out in the first 10 mins, so I use V-power fuel. It works out cheaper than silkolene pro FST (plus, I notice it improves the smoothness of throttle response from zero throttle to just a whiff of throttle)

Also, its easier when something goes wrong to fix 'em...because its all mechanical.

I think you do not do the SV justice, mine has never cut out in the cold. That is a symptom of carbs being out of balance...

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I think you do not do the SV justice, mine has never cut out in the cold. That is a symptom of carbs being out of balance...

...as they very much were

to be honest, it was only cutting out on days where there was alot of moisture in the air, misty days

[yorkie_chris]

So, "I didn't maintain my bike, and it went wrong" is hardly a design flaw of the carb is it

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

So, "I didn't maintain my bike, and it went wrong" is hardly a design flaw of the carb is it

as i said, it only happened on days when it was quite misty. Early in the morning it was a problem, but not later on

I'll do a test this winter with "standard" fuel, see how the bike runs on a misty morning with that now the carbs are doing their work properly - be interesting to see if I may still have a problem