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Originally Posted by speeder

There is a big "if" in my answer; but if a carbed bike (or car/truck/boat/plane) is tuned properly and carbs are functioning as they should, it will perform beautifully including starting and idling. I've owned many bikes w/ carbs from early Triumphs to BMWs to Japanese bikes and never had problems starting any of them. Haven't owned injected bikes, but I've owned countless FI cars and some of them were actually a lot more trouble. CIS would be an example; great system when all is in order, not so great when you are trouble-shooting and replacing expensive components.

Of the two Ducs listed, I have heard that the last carb'ed bikes performed a little better than the early Fi ones so some people prefer them, but I would weigh the over-all condition/miles/service history of the bikes in question WAY above the carbs vs. FI issue. They are both good.

+1. Carbs are more linear and direct, but more troublesome, particularly over any lengthy storage period, more so recently with the crap that passes for fuel.