James Vincero

Yes, this is what i was looking for. I understand that stalling and over heating is an issue that all motors face in one way or another, but every carb bike I've ever owned was temperamental. It didn't like being hot, being cold, being high up and the list continues. I'm about ready not have an emotional bike anymore lol. Any recommendations?

I guess my question wasn't very specific. The key things I was asking about were the issues above. Does is stall when you get below 5000 revs or over heat if not correctly set? If this is the case and these problems are not present in EFI then sign me up lol. Also is their a top 10 Fuel Injected bikes video or blog post or something? I haven't found any. Most of the research I've seen suggest it's just dirt bikes. I don't mind paying more. I'm very happy to pay more not to have these issues.

I've only ever ridden bikes with carburettors, never ridden a fuel injected bike, mostly because they were too expensive. I've had issue in the past with bikes that crank up the revs in neutral and stalled in 1st gear under 5000 RPM, due to the settings on the carb. Is this a non-issue on a fuel injected bike? What are the major benefits of fuel injection? I understand the theory behind them, just never experienced the benefits.

That said, they were Carbed bikes. I've never ridder a fuel injection so I can't say how that would be different.

How long should this process take? Could I do all of this in weeks? Or will it take me months or years?

I'm a UK citizen, just been out of the UK for about as long as I've been riding bikes. I'm happy to pay what I need to get the license, that no problem. But the ultimate goal is to come back to the UK, get a license and then maybe buy a Himalayan or TransAlp to go travelling with. Here in Asia I can't buy a bike, well I can and I've owned a few, but I can never legally transfer the deed/title into my name. Plus a lot of the countries I wanna go travelling to actually do require a license lol. unlike 90% of south east Asia.

Literally every post on this topic mentions the age 24.

What is direct access and how do I do it? I;m well over 24.

I have never obtained a license.

I've been riding motorbike bikes here in Asia now for about 5 months and scooters for about 10 years. I've ridden 125cc bikes and they just don't have the power to move me. I've a heavy guy (18st) and most 125s hardly move at all with me on them. I was told when I come back the UK I can take and access to full license? I don't really know what that means. Do I really have to ride around London on a 125 for 2 years, get and A2, then ride around on a 200cc for another 2 years before I can ride a 400cc bike? I was planning to buy a Himalayan when I get back and go travelling in Europe, but it seems that might take some time.

I'm getting better, but sometimes I have dodgy shifts. Like I won't release the clutch as smooth on an up shift or not rev matching on the way down. Does this hurt the bike? Is it a wear and tear thing or is it like this will mess up the transmission? What level of bad is this?

The guys at Yamaha said it was due to a dirty carb and some cart of the carb was damaged. They've replaced that part, cleaned it and set the idle higher. They say she's good to come pick up tomorrow!

It stalls actually in neutral as well. I took it to the shop today and they said the clutch is shot, it needs a new clutch but also the carburettor is dirty and possible damaged. They didn't check the idle but that could also be an issue for it. Thanks guys. Good to know it's not something new I have to learn about higher displacement bikes lol.

I've been renting a Yamaha XSR 155 for about 2 months now. I thought it best to learn to ride on my own bike because I feel my newbie riding won't be healthy for the bike and I can be responsible for any wear and tear it may cause. I also figured it would give me real world hands on experience of what it's like to go to the shop and have my own mistakes fixed so I could understand what I do and what problem it causes. So I went out and bought myself a Yamaha Scorpio 225cc. It the highest displacement bike I've ever ridden (except for a 3 minute test drive on a Kawasaki Estrella which I'm not gonna count). It's a 2012 so it has some issues with it (one really lazy owner). The biting point on the clutch when I bought it was about 3mm from fully clenched and the mechanic fixed it up a little but still not great. I think it may need to be replaced. From the start it has always stalled, in neutral if the revs got bellow a certain point. My understanding of neutral is it exists to keep the engine idling when there's now power running through the engine. I've since test ridden another Scorpio and it had the same issue too! I've never had it on any of the other bikes I've test ridden (Kawasaki W175, Yamaha XSR155, Kawasaki KLX 150, Honda CSR 150). Maybe this is a new thing I'm having to get to grips with with post 200cc bikes, or maybe there's another issue with my bike. Is this normal?