Carb Or Efi Which Bike Should I Keep

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  1. Aceofharps

    Aceofharps Member

    Oct 29, 2020
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    I have a 2006 carbed T100 and just purchased a 2013 EFI T100. I'll be selling one of them. Any opinions on which one I should keep?
     
  2. Ducatitotriumph

    Ducatitotriumph Crème de la Crème

    Apr 25, 2019
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    EFI!
     
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  3. stevethegoolie

    stevethegoolie Elite Member

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    Keep the one that suits you best.
    But take your time, there is no rush. Any time within the next five years should suffice - longer if necessary. As they say .... act in haste repent at leisure.
     
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  4. Red Thunder

    Red Thunder Crème de la Crème

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    Due to Ethenol in UK fuel increasing to 10% later this year (so I have read on the internet). There is a benefit in keeping the EFI bike

    Ethenol in fuel doesn't like solder which I understand is used in carbs, it also degrades old fuel lines and connections.
    If stored for over a few weeks it will absorb moisture and start to rot older metal tanks and is really nasty to plastic tanks

    So anyone with a bike older than 10 years is at risk

    So I would keep the more modern bike; or you have to use fuel additives or source Ethenol free fuel from specialist suppliers for the carb bike
     
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  5. Jadorff

    Jadorff Noble Member

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  6. Adie P

    Adie P Crème de la Crème

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    Heart says carb'ed; head says FI'd.

    Go with whichever shouts loudest ..... but the sensible (long term) answer has to be EFI - and that's from a carb'd bike lover - least I was until earlier today when I came home on my Daytona 500 twin (up to 4.5k rpm) aka 750 triple (4.5k to 11.5k rpm) which, you guessed it, had just had the carbs. removed, cleaned; checked and balanced ........................ <SIGH> :mad: It's going back in - again - next week!!

    EFI, then.
     
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