Regarding the UCE models, I noticed Hitchcocks is offering a carb conversion kit, as well as a drum brake conversion kit, for those that like things the old way. I passed on a 2010 at a great price because it does'nt have a kicker, don't care for the disc brakes, the efi, or that there's not much for modding yet. I'm sure in time it will change, I probably would have bought the newer model if those things were standard, but in the end I wanted the "original" original, and the ability to make it the way I want it,. I'm sure there are a lot of people with the same thinking. Or maybe people are waiting for the twin and Cafe Racer?
A couple of things about this.
First, as far as I can tell, the ECU has the rev-limiter in it, and I am not entirely certain about what it cuts off at the rev-limit. If it only cuts off the fuel pump, that's fine. However, when reading Wokka's accounts of his dyno runs with the Power Commander, the thing went haywire at the rev-limiter rpm and made the dyno read 11k rpm, and it all went crazy, and couldn't go past it. This seems to indicate that the ECU may also be killing the ignition at the rev-limit rpm too.
This might make it more difficult to get past all this factory stuff.
I have no problem putting a carb in there if I have to, even though I'd prefer to work with the EFI if possible. That's not hard.
But, if the ECU still cuts the ignition off at around 5500rpm, then we're still stuck there until we figure a way around it.
Maybe there's a way. I'm thinking about something that might work.
I'm all fine with progress, but I really don't like unnecessary stumbling blocks.