I can't blame you. EFI is idiot proof. Anything dumb you do it's suppose to correct for. With a carb you actually have to think. Not everybody has that ability. Personally, I have never had any problems with the carb during temperature changes or anything else. I have no problems starting the bike all the way down to 15 degrees F.

 

Let's get something we have to work to enjoy! Come on everybody! We can "think" our way through this antiquated technology! It's way more fun to work on your bike than ride it! Are you actually listening to yourself 1200C? lmao... That is some funny chit

 

Some of us enjoy workin on our bikes. GrantedI have never had a single issue with my Carband I do not add Stable to my tankbecauseI ride mine most of the year. I also shut the petcock off while it's running before putting it down for any length of time. It has NEVER seen a repair shop sinceI have owned it with the exception of having tires installed. I like my 12 year old bike and would never trade it forANY of the new sportsters.
That said, I only need the choke for cold start up. It has plenty of power. It always starts quickly. And it's maintained by yours truly.
Oh yeahI forgot... I didn't have to pay the "harley tax" just to getthe correctair/fuel ratiounlike the lean as h3ll FI sportys.
BTW my sporty runs like a raped ape when I need it to, but will still get around 56 MPG on any poker runI ride on as long asI am riding 1 up.
If you are afraid to get your hands dirty buy a FI bike. Make sure you have an extended warranty to go with itbecause you will need it. And good luck finding a tech who can get it right the first time when remapping it.
If you wanna ride and can handle a wrench and a screwdriver and like yourmoney in your pockets instead of giving it away to an underqualified technician....buy a carb.
E.

 

Not at all but I wouldn't tell that to the person I was trying to sell it to. You only rode it to church on Sundays, right??

 

Nobody said they would rather wrench than ride. But some(yours truly) do enjoy doing their own maintenance/modifications. So highdesertkid, did some dude on a carbed sporty run off with your girl or something.I don't care what you ride as long as you ride, but you seem to have an actual personal dislike against carbs and those who enjoy them. Maybe it is just your "computer voice", but chill out and ride brother.

 

Work on it? I rejetted the carb 15,000 miles ago for my stage 1 setup and I haven't touched it since. Having to push in the enricher is not work. Really, if it bothers you that much: THEY MAKE AUTOMATIC ENRICHERS.

By your logic, having a manual transmission is more work. Better go find an automatic one. That's new technology vs. this old antiqued transmission where you actually have to shift yourself.

 

lmao... What a sensitiveguy you are...Well 1200C... As you may know, all Harleys have "manual" transmissions.... As does my truck.... So that analogy doesn't seem to hold any water.... does it?Try to focus here... We are talking about something that is actuallynew and improved technology for Harley Davidson.... And that now exists inEVERY model across the board...Call me crazy... ButI think I have a little more faith in the real Harley engineers, than I do in your opinion.

 

lmao flat.... No, a carbed bike would probably hesitate and stall out while trying to get away ... This forum is just too much fun sometimes... If you mistake my comments for actual "dislike" against anyone... Then you take this computer chit waaaaay too seriously. So maybe you are the one who needs to "chill outand ride brother."

 

Maybe you should have bought a water-cooled bike then. That's new an improved technology as well.

 

I've had both and if I saw a bike that I wanted and the price was right I wouldn't care which it had so long as it was stock.