pistolpete
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well pete i agree 1100 carbs are better than 1000 but .... but it still a huge problem just off idle ... smaller throats and stuff help as it brings more vacume to slides along with quicker gas plus accelerator pump... but 1100 carbs fall flat at higher rpm and the oldwing motor is capable of more ....when i say there complicated its in comparison to a cable ,,, thats what all this cv stuff replaced ...in this view ..its very complicated and hard to match efficiency of of simple cable in no way could it ever beat a cable lift to provide gas charge as quick ..to me its plain and simple the problem ... why these carb are so hard to dial in and so on ... its also why they will never be a performance type carb ever against something of more performance design ....
my work with the 1200 modded motor ..c5 ignition...weber carb has taught me what truly these motors are capable of... it aint all c5 either cause i had the stock carbs first with the c5 .. the 1200 modded motor took the stock rack cv system way beyond it design ... and complete redo in slide springs vacume holes and stuff that to hard to mod ... i went weber from there its been a total lesson in power the more i get the carb modded to oldwing motor the more power i get ... and this is all way above what stock carbs are capable of ... all this points to the cv air system as why stock carbs cant get it done at low rpm ...my bike has a ton of power off idle and dont loose it in the rpm zone anywhere ....
Joe,
No argument from me on performance products that are more suited to the GL flat fours.
But from the perspective of mass production and touring; exploration of the limits of the Goldwing engine and alternate fuel delivery systems might be for most, not a requirement.
I would however like very much to see your scoot sometime. I love cool stuff like that.
Pistol