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Old May 19, 2017 | 10:41 PM
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Carbs have never failed me, and a they aren't controlled, except by me and my throttle. I like that. My bike sounds old school Harley without changing the cam. I'm sticking with carbed bikes. Each to his/her own though.
 
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When I was born there was carbs
There is another thing that I was born with that I WILL keep
I'm not another Bruce Jenner
 
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Originally Posted by 81rat
When I was born there was carbs
There is another thing that I was born with that I WILL keep
I'm not another Bruce Jenner
Yeah, nothing like stroking your crank to get more inches for your carbed Evo....
 
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Old May 20, 2017 | 10:40 AM
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Yeah, nothing like stroking your crank to get more inches for your carbed Evo....
I let my women do that for me. Just kidding brother.
 
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Old May 20, 2017 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
Yeah, nothing like stroking your crank to get more inches for your carbed Evo....
Once you get a a large crank and piston that makes a big hole, the small carbs are useless.
 
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Old May 20, 2017 | 01:15 PM
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Whether you are a 'purist' or just plain 'Old Skool' there can be an overwhelming desire to revert back to carburettor. The 48 depicted below belongs to a mate of mine, it is a 2014 model that he has had from new and has approximately 38k miles on the clock. He recently laid out over Ł2k to get the EFI, alarm and indicator module removed and went back to carburettor. Many people think he has had a tank lift due to the void left behind when the redundant wiring was removed. Personally I think predominantly due to the cost it was a backward step? Also just this Thursday evening after a downpour his bike broke down due to water ingress. It took 45 minutes of drying out before it ran to get him home.
 
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Rain stopping his bike is not carb related. Iv ran open filters in dn pours and my engine did not even skip a beat.
Your bud has other elec problems.
 
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This thread is giving me gas.........
 
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Hope your not running to rich, that will leave racing stripes
 
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