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| Third gear and cruising ![]() Joined: Mar 2007
Bike: Looking for my first bike
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Posts: 505
| I'm from L.A., altitude basically 0 feet above sea level. I was in Reno on Tuesday and had some time to kill, so I went into the bike shops. One guy was telling me that I should definitely consider a fuel injected bike if I wanted to go to say...Tahoe, otherwise, I could burn a whole in my pistons. Hogwash? Something to consider? He was encouraging me to look at the Vulcan 900 over some of his bigger bikes because of it. It's not like the FI was an upgrade over a smaller bike. I know the Vstar 1100 is carbs and 1300 is FI. Opinions? Thanks...as always. (One of these days I'll surprise everyone and actually BUY a bike!!
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| Sprocket Pilot ![]() Joined: Mar 2006
Bike: '04 Vulcan 2000, '05 VTX1800
Location: Arlington, Texas
Posts: 854
| Your pal has it backwards... Increasing altitude=less oxygen in air, so you need leaner mixtures to avoid bogging and poor fuel mileage. Not going to hole a piston with too much fuel, only without enough. I would not even consider a bike without fuel injection. No other system can compensate as well for all conditions, especially altitude
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| Ditch Magnet ![]() Joined: Jun 2006
Bike: `99 Nomad`96 FLHT
Location: Colonial Beach, VA
Posts: 181
| Texrider is correct on the mixture, but modern CV carbs are fairly good at compesating for altitude -- assuming they're in tune to begin with...
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| Sprocket Pilot ![]() Joined: Oct 2005
Bike: Silver/Grey VStar1300
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 846
| All I know is that my M50 is fuel injected, and I have been over Hoosier pass 11,800 ft and to Cedar Breaks Utah at 10,500 ft and I have never had any issues with performance and only slight difference in fuel mileage. I would expect that with FI, but I have not tried the same trips with a carbs so I can not compare.
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| Where Am I ? Joined: Sep 2007
Bike: 2008 V-Star 1300T
Location: Castle Pines North, CO
Posts: 46
| My '06 Suzuki S50 is carbureted. I, just like Time4me2ride, have been over Hoosier Pass plus several other mountain passes in Colorado, with no performance problems at all. Something to keep in mind, however, is that cold starting the bike is different with carbs than with fuel injection. With motorcycle carbs, just like with older cars, you need to "pump" the accelerator 3-4 times, then press the starter, while giving it a little "gas." This technique, while using the choke, works every time. Once the engine is warm, which takes very little time, it starts right up the rest of the day.
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