Hi Will:
I used the micarb for several years as it was installed on my bike when I bought it. I didn't like the bent angle the throttle cable followed entering the top of the carb. I tried everything I could think of to avoid it, without success. I even got some radiator hoses with different bends to try to get the cable to enter the top of the carb without that nasty bend, nojoy ! You won't want to hear this, but I succeeded when I tossed the micarb and replaced it with the 30mm flat slide from CMW. A world of difference, not only in the appearance but also in performance. You can fiddle endlessly with the micarb, but there will always be issues you cannot solve. I'm happy to be free of the micarb and several on this forum will agree with that.
Neil and Buzzy.