I own a 1994 Suzuki Katana 750, it’s a motorcycle, specifically a sport motorcycle. It has a 750cc inline four cylinder engine with carburetors. The conflict I recently encountered with owning this motorcycle is indeed with the carburetors. In my own personal opinion carburetion is simply not reliable enough as a source of fuel delivery on a sport bike. Several companies still offer carbureted motorcycles in an effort to combat high cost of manufacturing. While carburetors have been around for a very long time and are usually quite good at their job, the particular ones on my motorcycle are not very good. Often criticized for their severe lack of air flow, as well as having several other issues. So, what’s the conflict you ask? Well, it’s simple. I either stay with the poorly designed carburetors on my Katana or switch to a fuel injection system. Now, it’s not an easy swap which is why I am conflicted about doing the swap. And, it is very …show more content…
It would wet the tire, which would then lose traction and I would potentially lose control of the motorcycle. The poor performance in the power department doesn’t sound like it would have much of an impact, however, while at cruising speeds, that lack of power means limits my options of escape severely. Even more so if I am on a highway, where the low pressure zone becomes a problem, and the poor design of the carburetors is contributing. This means I am left with extremely small amounts of power in order to avoid obstacles, should I need to pass a car I wouldn’t have the power to do so. Or should I need to quickly change lanes in order to avoid an incoming vehicle, I would not have the power to do so. In other words, my options become limited to braking, swerving, and laying it down. All of those options in a situation where power is needed, are very poor choices at