The Newer HDs With The Fuel Injections,,,,are They Less Reliable Than Carbureted Systems Due To The Fact That
Posted in Car Batteries | Asked on Apr 14, 2010
You need your battery to work in order for the FI to work? i have heard good and bad about FI, the main thing is for EPA, not so much for performance issues. if your battery is dead, the bike wont run at all, is that right? so there are some good things about a carbureter? i’m just thinking old school, what works dont mess with it……
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i dont have one either but im sure it has some good things about it.. its seem to be working on cars and trucks think its going to be a few more years before it starts showing
It works fine. If your battery dies you can get a jump start.
fuel injection works well when they work, but expensive and time consuming when they don’t, fuel injection requires a fuel pump, a carb doesn’t, altitude does’t bother a fuel injection system, a carb you have to rejet, ( 15 minutes, )I’m old school and can rejet and troubleshoot a carb easily, a fuel injection requires cumputer, and stuff I can’t afford or carry in my bag to fix on the side of the road, so you can see where I’m going with this.
put the battery on a charger once a month and
you won’t have any problems. change is good.
My high mileage 1984 Kawasaki Voyager has fuel injection and 24 years later it’s still working fine. I think that should answer the dependability question.
Yes, it takes juice to run the fuel pump and injectors, but mine only requires 3 volts to open the injectors. If the battery is so dead the fuel system won’t work, you definately won’t have enough juice to crank the engine over and enough to fire the plugs would be questionable.
Injection systems can be harder for the ordinary Joe to recalibrate if you change pipes, air filter, cam, etc. But, engine vibration doesn’t upset fuel injection where it can cause real problems with carbs. Harley’s FI has been around for some time and is a good system. Go for it.
The injected engines start and run so much better. you are concerned about something that is a very rare issue.
a friend bought a new wide glide in April 2000 and he still has the original battery. the new sealed batteries are very reliable. Just keep a battery tender on in the winter.
fuel injected bikes start better, don’t need to be choked in cold weather and require almost no “warm up time”, generally produce more HP, and get better mileage, while offering better performance. The offsett? more cost and harder to work on.
Harleys Buicks or Hondas they are fine while they are working Old School is always in session
I wont even run elct igni I convert everything I have to points
I win races then it gets me home