VOLUME 58 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 P99
EFI: I love it. The KLR's EFI system works
superbly, from sea level to 10,000 feet, and I can
vouch for that. You know it's good when you're
cruising along at speed and you can stand up
on the pegs without fear of getting thrown over
the bars when you crack the throttle; bogging or
hesitation is non-existent.
Some carburetor diehards are concerned about
reliability, but in my opinion, fuel injection has been
around long enough to where I am not worried
whatsoever about the KLR's FI system possibly
failing. Plus, with FI, you don't have to deal with
cold-starting issues or a petcock, so I have no
problems at all that Kawasaki ditched the KLR's
old carburetor system for FI. It's time to move on.
To accommodate FI, Kawasaki had to redesign
the fuel tank. It holds the same amount, but this
time it's all useable. More capacity and FI equals