Many motorcycles still utilize carbureted engines, though all current high-performance designs

have switched to fuel injection. However, one advantage a carb has over fuel injection is that
most mechanics have worked with carbs and far fewer have any experience at all with fuel-
injection systems. Old bikers would also stick to their carbureted option, as they are simpler to
maintain and repair. However, while fuel injection generally increases the cost of the bike, it also
provides much better cold starting, better throttle response, better fuel efficiency, less
maintenance.

The first thing you’ll hear at a debate on carb versus fuel injected bikes is cold starts.
Carbureted motorcycles need some time until they are ready to hit the road at low temperatures.
The choke system is used to start cold engines. Since the fuel in a cold engine is sticking to the
cylinder walls because of condensation, the mixture is too lean for the engine to start. The
choke system will add fuel to the engine to compensate for the fuel that is stuck to the cylinder
walls. Once the engine is warmed up, condensation is not a problem, and the choke is not
needed anymore.

On the other hand, what most riders like about fuel injected engines is that cold starts are much
more simpler. No choke or carb adjustment, all you have to do is turn the key and hit the start
button. From a mechanical perspective, the thing with fuel injected rides are far more complex.
There is a fuel pump in the tank, an electronic engine controller and multiple sensors.

A fuel injected system is a computer controlled fuel delivery system. The ECU reads various
sensors located on the vehicle and makes the determination of how much fuel to allow the
engine to have based on this information. The computer will open and close the injectors
allowing gasoline into the engine based on the sensor inputs and the fuel map programmed into
the computer. The various sensors (RPM, engine temperature, air temperature, throttle position,
manifold pressure, crankshaft position) provide information on operating conditions and load on
the engine.

A carburetor is a demand device dependent upon the velocity of the air entering the venturi to
create the air/fuel mixture that feeds the engine, and also maintains a series of fuel circuits to
help maintain the best possible fuel mixture. The ability of a carburetor to provide a good air/fuel
mixture is very dependent upon the velocity of the air going through it.

With an electronic fuel injection system, the required fuel amount for each RPM and engine load
condition is located in the fuel map located in the ECU. Once this primary fuel amount is known,
the ECU further adjusts the fuel mixture for the engine and air intake temperatures. In many
cases, the mixture will even be adjusted for the barometric pressure and altitude.

While carb problems can usually be fixed on the side of the road with basic tools, EFI problems
usually require replacing parts.

What do you prefer? 

 
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