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Cycle News 2020 Issue 21 May 27

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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TECHNOLOGY ELEVATED'S SMARTCARB P76 Feature T hey say two-strokes are dead. But who's they? With major OEMs like KTM, Husqvarna, Yamaha, Beta and Sherco still actively making some of our favor- ite premix-burning machines it's hard to say that two strokes are a dying breed. Technol- ogy Elevated (TE) is a company that is not listening to any of that noise and their Smart- Carb is a carburetor designed to breathe new life into any carburetor-equipped ride. They claim a 10% increase in horsepower and 30% increase in fuel mileage versus stan- dard carburetors. Perhaps more interesting, it compensates for ambient air density—altitude, temperature, and humidity similar to electron- ic fuel injection (EFI). And like EFI systems, it is a closed loop with no vent hoses so it will not leak fuel. Also similar to EFI, there are no jets to change but it does include an exter- nal adjuster for fine tuning with no tools. We wanted to put this to the test in the real world, so we installed one on our 2020 Beta 300RR long-term test bike and used it at multiple locations over several months. BUILDING A BETTER MOUSETRAP Can the SmartCarb SC2 really increase power and fuel economy as well as compensate for altitude and atmospheric conditions? We put it to the test to find out. Technology Elevated's SmartCarb bridges the gap between a standard carburetor and fuel injection. BY THE CN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHY BY HANDSOME RABBIT

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