Doug wrote:

> Is that an EFI thing?  A GTS thing?  Other thing?

As has already been noted, it depends. Mine doesn't suffer from
that symptom as such. However, it can be a bit 'hair-triggered'.

While the EFI works fairly well, and provides excellent fuel milage,
it can be a bit 'thin-edged'. What I mean is, the smallest input
from the rider at the throttle will instantly be passed on to the
engine. This can be unsettling or unnerving, particulary if you are
not expecting it. Once you get used to it, it's really not an issue.

Should it be better? Sure. Will there ever be a fix for it? Probably
not, unfortunately, but research marches on. I think there is a least a
dozen guys checking on CPU's/ICU's, whatever, in their search for the
'fix'. However, and nonetheless, all motorcycles, nay, most things of a
'technical' make, ie; cars, computers, cell phones, S.O.'s, etc... tend
to have little quirks and idiosyncrasies that either you have to live
with, replace or do without. Few things ever work exactly as designed or
are 'touted' to do.

So....as most of us really like our bikes, we 'work' around it. We are
experts at 'feathering' the clutch and the throttle as parking lot
speeds. (Ask how many of us have 'tipped' over due to poor low speed
throttle response!). You learn, you adjust, you ride. And you get to
enjoy one of the smoothest, quietest, and VERY unique motorcycles ever
mass produced. (We don't know if your single or not, but it IS a babe
magnet. Ask Shawn. ;^)

Brandon "The Waxer" Philosophic

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