New QingQi 250 Motorcycles! (QM250-2D, QM260-GY-B)

[CrazyCarl]

I don't know where you been (Ok yes I do) but the Japaneses have had EFI on there road bikes for years and it has been working just fine.

There are some FZ6 (didn't get mapping straight until 2007), DL and FJR1300 owners that might disagree with you on that. Many of them were accused of having an "On or Off" feeling which not all people appreciate. Older EFI units had rather slow calculation cycles and this caused some physical feedback issues. When the Japanese bikes first came out with EFI, they were notoriously surgey, stalled and almost impossible for the average guy to tune without working knowledge of mapping software.

I think it wasn't until the past couple years that the Japanese got things ironed out with their EFI's which have been around for a while (Kawasaki in 1991?). Since 08' Husqvarna is owned by BMW who has plenty of EFI expeience not only with their bikes but cars as well. What a coincidence! The same year as BMW's take-over, 250,450 and 510 Huskie models got FI! Also, from what I understand, BMW went through a teething period with their BMW's as well (650?).

It took a large influx of knoweldge and resources for Huskies to get well engineered EFI's on their bikes as well as other improvement brought to the company by BMW. One could easily ask if BMW did not invest in Huskie, whether or not they would their current models would have the same level of success and appeal.

I rode a 450 Husqvarna with EFI and I got say it was a big difference from a normal carby set up.I would not like to go back to the old set up.

What did you like about it over a normal carb setup?

All motorcycles will have EFI in the not to near future not only because they have to but because they are just plainly alot better.

EFI units are a lot better until one craps out on you in the field or you have electrical problems. This is great if you have a million dollar chase vehicle, ride on tracks or near modern developed areas. One nice thing about carbs is they're operated by engine vacume and NOT the battery. Same as ABS. I remember one part in "The Long Way Round" where they're stuck in the middle of Mongilia looking through their manual to see what the "ABS" warning light meant and fact is no one withi 2,000 miles couild fix the damned thing.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm no Luddite and I've got nothing against going digital because if I did I'd still be shooting film. Despite the clear advantges of digital cameras, some extreme environment photographers will still use film cameras because batteries quickly become crap when at or below freezing - there's still something to be said for devices that work on mechanical principles.

No doubt EFI is a newer more efficient and capable technology but everything has pro's and cons.

CC