It is more of a philosophical argument then a technical one. I can get the same power or more out of an injected bike then a carbureted one while meeting emissions at routine annual test level with either one. The cost however is exponentially higher with EFI.
You can lay out an EFI system so it can be tested with universal equipment as in the world of most european and japanese motorcycles, not to speak of the automotive world, or you can lay out a system so as to make the testing equipment as expensive, specialized and hard to get and amortize as possible.
It is with this I have a problem with. The tought of being locked into the need to rely on a Harley dealer at the present level of competence and service (generally speaking as there are some exceptions as far as technicians go) is unacceptable. Once it becomes more obvious to the average rider how precisely they use the technology I'm relatively certain they will begin to feel the same way, as the simple fact that they do ride a motorcycle indicates that they do have an independent streak however minor.
Even in the case of hobby riders with deep pockets the need to wait for weeks to have a insignificant glitch corrected will take it's toll.
We have enough people around here that feel the same way, and if it takes tens of thousands of dollars to beat this, so be it, we will not only beat the system they are trying to impose but are already further developing the systems.
Let the games begin.
