Comments on: EFI your motorcycle

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:52:30 +0000

I have a 1981 Suzuki 550E I would like to convert to EFI. Looks very pricey? Know anybody whos done this???

By: kenny

kenny — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:17:11 +0000

first off with an efi bike you can bump start its just a hell of alot harder you have to go full throttle clutch in then get rolling pop the clutch out and hurry up and pull the clutch in and boom keep going

By: g

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:51:13 +0000

he, my bike can probably survive a EMP strike.

It just got a battery last month. for fancy brigther turn signals.

By: jaded

jaded — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:04:32 +0000

@pokey — my second bike didn’t come with a kickstart, but that was no problem when the battery died: I bump-started it. Again, not an option with fuel injection.

Anyway, that bike became trash once its computer blew out. Junkyards never seem to yield working computers. I ended up selling it with half the engine and the carbs in a bushel basket. Let’s just say I’m not ever likely to become a big fan of electronics on motorcycles.

By: Pokey

Pokey — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:44:37 +0000

@ OmegaForte –> more power, better economy, easier cold start, no re-jetting for altitude or seasonal change, etc. Plus most street bikes sold in the US in the last thirty-ish years and many bigger dual sports rarely have kick starts anyways. So for the majority of bikes on the road no battery == fail anyway. Jump in, EFI is rad.

By: OmegaForte

OmegaForte — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:57:06 +0000

I don’t know why anyone in their right mind would take a Naturally aspirated bike, and convert it to EFI. If your battery dies, you’re F’n stranded. Kickstart + NA = Win.

By: Mike S

Mike S — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:21:07 +0000

I’d be very interested in hearing what it did for both power and mileage in any vehicle that’s had the conversion done.

By: Dakota

Dakota — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:21:06 +0000

… goddamnit, looks like I’m not the only one to read EFI as “extensible firmware interface” and not “electronic fuel injection”

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:00:47 +0000

hey efi you too pal!

By: mike

mike — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:14:30 +0000

man, I wish I could have this kind of fun, my vulcan 900 custom is already efi’d from the factory. But I suppose I could jerry rig some sort of a digital handle bar mounted display to show me rpm and speed and oil pressure and all the stuff you normally have in a car.

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:14:46 +0000

Last year I converted my International Scout II to EFI using a Megasquirt computer. I’m running a GM throttle body and a Ford external fuel pump. Working good so far. Can’t beat EFI for off-roading.

By: KayDat

KayDat — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:03:20 +0000

lol, was about to ask the same thing.

By: az1324

az1324 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:28:01 +0000

Does this mean it will boot OSX?

By: dax

dax — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:27:09 +0000

megasquirt rules! i’m working my way up to learning enough to install a system in my buddy’s car (built for drifting) this summer.
mixing microcontrollers, sensors, actuators, and performance engines is excellent