Just read the message you refer to. I can't decide now if I should get one of the last iron-lungers or one of the new breed. *Can't wait* to see that J-model replica.
In the Files section of the Yahoo! group there's a PDF file (prototype.pdf) containing a photo of a black Electra-X with the FI/UCE engine in it. Frankly, while it doesn't have that wires-and-electrodes look of the old engines, it fits with the bike's aesthetic simplicity.
I'm of two minds about all this change. While I'm not a stickler for purity-at-all-costs, what makes the Classic bullet unique is that it is in fact a continuously produced (though slightly enhanced) model for the last fifty years. Where else can you find something that original today that's not a replica? It's almost comforting, like an old cathedral, to know that something like the Bullet still lives.
On the other hand, I can assuage myself with the fact that Harley Sportsters, another continually produced model, have evolved much more over the years and are still authentic in a similar way. It's just a parallel event for Enfield, only beginning *much* later. And hey, if I can get an EFI Enfield and not break down in a bad neighborhood, it's worth it if it saves me once (like ABS).
Exciting times, anyway.