10 Things We Lost on Modern Motorcycles
a month ago by InternetCitizen2 to c/motorcycles
Oh, fuck a carb 7 ways to Sunday, EFI is a million times better
I get the thinking, but carbs are 19th century black magic that only strange people truly understand, and most of them died decades ago (I say this having cut my teeth working on carbs...ewww). Haha.
That said, bike carbs are way simpler than on cars.
That said, bike carbs are way simpler than on cars.
This suggests to me that you have not dealt with a 4 carb setup on a 4 cylinder bike before.
Never fucking again.
Unless I stumble on a cherry CBX1000. I'd make an exception for that glorious 6-cylinder monstrosity.
Or a bike that has multiple tuned carbs per cylinder that have to be balanced together. Thanks BMW.
I have, and those carbs are still far simpler than on cars.
Balancing can be fun (figuring out why the hell does this one always pull more mercury, and how do I balance so they're all reasonably similar).
Have a bike like this currently.
But bike carbs don't have the crazy vacuum lines everywhere, or an EGR system mucking things up.
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...
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.
That said, bike carbs are way simpler than on cars.
The problem here is multiple carbs.
My personal favorite is the carb setup on a Suzuki Intruder 1400. One down draft and one side draft. The idle speed is linked together with a cable. No vacuum nipples to put your guages on, but that's ok the guages won't help anyway.
Or I could ride my nightster with it's EFI.
@TerraRoot @daveywaveyboy My motorcycle has both kickstart AND carburetor. Yes, it's a 2026 model. 😆
- Frames that flex like a pool noodle
- Batteries that lasted for mins
- Analogue dials that were unreadable due to vibes or the needles wobbled in a 15deg arc so you could only guess your speed.
My 2024 Grom has #6. No matter how I adjust it, it just doesn't light up very far down the road.
If any Grom owners have a solution, I'm all ears.
Most new bikes over here in SEA either don't come with ABS at all, or is an expensive addition lol.
Drum brakes suck btw, they can get fluid in them and you can't easily check if they're about to fail like a disc.
Also you can get you a brand new current MY Honda Dream with… still drum brakes
They miss you too.
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