Comments on: EFI your motorcycle

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