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Oh, and earlier after my coffee at the Portuguese shop, I pulled a sick wheelie off the kerb and down the road even with the CV carb. It was a much bigger wheelie than I expected, but it kicked in and landed beautifully. Probably looked amazing, probably impossible to replicate.
I wanted to put a pumper carb on, but have avoided so far. The pumper carb makes things like wheelies a lot easier, which means better on trails with more peppy response, but then I lose all the economy and mellow response from it on the road. It’s a real compromise, but a pumper will be fitted at some point I’m sure.