Thanks everyone for your responses and the (duh) presence of the choke on carb models (thanks for the pic, by the way).&nbsp\\; This bike is basically going to be for commuting, so I don't plan on doing any performance mods, and therefore I guess carb vs. EFI wouldn't matter to me.&nbsp\\; I am mechnically inclined (I'm a equpiment technician) but haven't worked on bikes, but I suppose if I HAVE to work on a carb, I'd be able to do it vs. having to either buy equipment to tune the EFI or have a stealer do it.

I guess for starting on cool mornings EFI has an advantage, but probably not enough to limit myself to EFI only.&nbsp\\; For some reason I was getting led to beleive the carb models needed constant tinkering, but it sounds like from replies on this thread that as long as I don't do any performance mods, I'm good to go.

 

I've got an '08 883L and although I love the quick throttle response, I do sometimes wish I had a carb.&nbsp\\; My father-in-law has an '03 883 with the 1200 upgrade, stage 1 and drag pipes.&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;That thing screams and it's all&nbsp\\;about tuning the jets in the carb.&nbsp\\; When I started asking about&nbsp\\;my father-in-laws setup on my bike and&nbsp\\;all the extras over a carb model that it takes to make it happen, it really makes you wish that you've got that carb on your bike.[:@]&nbsp\\;

 

I can't say that I ever had a problem with my carbed 883. Except for the warm-up time, it ran great every time.

It sounds like you're well suited to go either way, but if skipping EFI saves you some bucks, I can't see where you'd be disappointed.

Keep us posted.

 

I prefer the carb because I can work on it for mods and if needed.&nbsp\\; It is also much cheaper when adding pipes and doing a stage 1 mod.&nbsp\\; Mine is a little cold blodded on cool mornings.&nbsp\\; I have always owned carburated bikes and have never had a problem.

 

carbs rule!!! [8D]

 

Efi is my personal choice. Carb bikes are definitely easier to tinker with, thats a given. All new carbed bikes will be gone soon, thanks to the EPA. Times change, one day all carbed vehicles will be illegal.

 

I vote for carb. My '06 1200C is carb, my nephews' 883L is EFI - I'll take the carb anyday...

 

Hi, My 06 1200C has the carb, thats why I got it. Just like to know I could readjust the jets if I wanted to Myself..........WVleo

 

owned both...and the EFI eats up the carbed one i had...throttle response and the power just seemed better...

 

Then it wasn't tuned right.....[8D]
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I'll take a carb over the EFI anyday....People need to learn how to use/adjust a choke....I can fire mine up with the choke on and ride right off while the choke slides in on it's own as it warms up on the ride.