I'm looking at upgrading from my 250cc to a 2006 Honda Shadow 750. I
don't think that year has fuel injection.

The other bike I'm looking at is a Yamaha 950 2009 with fuel
injection. Is fuel injected better?

Any comments about either of these two bikes?

You dont mention what model Yammy.

"Ron and Bev Dent" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> You dont mention what model Yammy.
>
Are there many 950cc 2009 Yamahas?
I think that anyone who had advice on the model would probably know which
one (s)he's talking about.
--
Clem
(not me though)

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 22 May 2009 04:24:17 -0700 (PDT)
B-ella <b-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I'm looking at upgrading from my 250cc to a 2006 Honda Shadow 750. I
> don't think that year has fuel injection.
>
> The other bike I'm looking at is a Yamaha 950 2009 with fuel
> injection. Is fuel injected better?

Depends....

throttle pull is lighter.
they aren't as easily maintainable at home as they require special kit
they can make fitting aftermarket exhausts harder.
Some manufacturers and models are better than others.

If you think you might work on it yourself or put a fancy pipe on,
carbs will be less hassle.

If the rep of that instance of fuel injection is good (which I can't
help with) and there's info out there on chips for pipes (ditto) then
fuel injection is worth while.

Zebee

"B-ella" <b-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm looking at upgrading from my 250cc to a 2006 Honda Shadow 750. I
> don't think that year has fuel injection.
>
> The other bike I'm looking at is a Yamaha 950 2009 with fuel
> injection. Is fuel injected better?
>
> Any comments about either of these two bikes?

No but you may want to consider a Harley 883, custom or std, of simular
vintage. With rubber mounting, fuel injection and comparable price and
performance to the Shadow it could be a better option.

Capt. A. L.

On Fri, 22 May 2009 04:24:17 -0700 (PDT), B-ella <b-(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I'm looking at upgrading from my 250cc to a 2006 Honda Shadow 750. I
>don't think that year has fuel injection.
>
>The other bike I'm looking at is a Yamaha 950 2009 with fuel
>injection. Is fuel injected better?
>
>Any comments about either of these two bikes?

Welcome to ausmoto! Ellen has been lurking for a while, and is a
recent and late convert to motorcycling. Hasn't mucked about though,
Ellen rode her Suzi 250 to the Penrith Ulysses AGM, from NQ, and
scored the longest distance under 250.

Goodonya and welcome aboard!

cheers, Bill

"bill_h" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 22 May 2009 04:24:17 -0700 (PDT), B-ella <b-(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>I'm looking at upgrading from my 250cc to a 2006 Honda Shadow 750. I
>>don't think that year has fuel injection.
>>
>>The other bike I'm looking at is a Yamaha 950 2009 with fuel
>>injection. Is fuel injected better?
>>
>>Any comments about either of these two bikes?
>
> Welcome to ausmoto! Ellen has been lurking for a while, and is a
> recent and late convert to motorcycling. Hasn't mucked about though,
> Ellen rode her Suzi 250 to the Penrith Ulysses AGM, from NQ, and
> scored the longest distance under 250.
>
> Goodonya and welcome aboard!
>
> cheers, Bill

Hi Ellen, and welcome :-) That's a heck of a ride - you Queenslanders like
putting in the miles! (I'm thinking here of Bill going from Townsville to
Brissie via Tarago, heh heh!)

betty

bill_h wrote:
> On Fri, 22 May 2009 04:24:17 -0700 (PDT), B-ella <b-(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking at upgrading from my 250cc to a 2006 Honda Shadow 750. I
>> don't think that year has fuel injection.
>>
>> The other bike I'm looking at is a Yamaha 950 2009 with fuel
>> injection. Is fuel injected better?
>>
>> Any comments about either of these two bikes?
>
> Welcome to ausmoto! Ellen has been lurking for a while, and is a
> recent and late convert to motorcycling. Hasn't mucked about though,
> Ellen rode her Suzi 250 to the Penrith Ulysses AGM, from NQ, and
> scored the longest distance under 250.
>
... So it was a 249.9 Km trip ? Sorry..

Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>
> In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 22 May 2009 04:24:17 -0700 (PDT)
> B-ella <b-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
Is fuel injected better?
>
> Depends....
>
> throttle pull is lighter.
> they aren't as easily maintainable at home as they require special kit

How so? Balancing the primary throttle butterflies is the same as carbs,
and if something conks out - which should happen once every blue moon,
track it down and replace it.

Solid-state ignition doesn't need "maintenance" beyond replacing
sparkplugs. Much the same with EFI.

> they can make fitting aftermarket exhausts harder.

If the bike has a catalytic converter, as it most certainly will, what
happens down at the muffler doesn't really affect the way the bike runs.

In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 23 May 2009 18:43:58 +1000
IK Laboratories <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>>
>> throttle pull is lighter.
>> they aren't as easily maintainable at home as they require special kit
>
> How so? Balancing the primary throttle butterflies is the same as carbs,
> and if something conks out - which should happen once every blue moon,
> track it down and replace it.

May depend on the bike. Guzzis are senstive to TPS and the computer
and the FI are very entwined, an Axone or equiv is recommended.

>> they can make fitting aftermarket exhausts harder.
>
> If the bike has a catalytic converter, as it most certainly will, what
> happens down at the muffler doesn't really affect the way the bike runs.

Providing you don't remove that...

Zebee