I'm pissed off ! Just got my second speeding ticket today, a day after getting the last. And another one a few weeks ago. That's not what Mikuni 34s are supposed to be about. Do you twin Anal boys really think that an extra couple of horsepower makes your Commando the duck's guts? Really? You sound like a pack of whining Jap bike riders. Oh, I've only got 190 horsepower. I need more! My Commando had it's VM34 on it when I bought it 12 years and 65,000 miles ago. It starts well, with a half hearted kick, idles beautifully and doesn't lack power anywhere I care about. I get 65 mpg, which isn't about being frugal with my cash, but about fuel range, which is about 160 miles from my Roadster tank. As I've said before, this is about the life of three sets of Anals with a rebuild each! Apart from jetting changes, I've spent less time on my Mikuni than some of you blokes spend on yapping about the problems with your Anals.
Yeah, yeah. But the new Premiers have fixed that. After 50 years, so they effing well should have! Recently, somebody said that Anals are really good, if you clean out the pilots every month or so. And he was serious! Unlike a lot of keyboard Command heroes, I actually ride my Commando most days, year round in all weather, in all, an average of 1000 miles a month. I really enjoy the power available with my Mikuni and the fuel range it gives me.
A quite famous motorcycling identity was heard at Philip Island a few years ago saying " One brake horsepower in the mid-range is worth three at the top end". And, he was talking race bikes. Even more so on a road bike. I'll take the one in the mid-range thanks.