Ah man, talk about a rock and a hard place. Shame. I think EFI is a wonderful thing. IF!!!! IF it is tuned correctly. These things come jacked up from the factory to comply with emissions. EPA says if you're not on the throttle, the bike shouldn't be using any gas. What a load of BS. That's why the engine braking is so brutal from the factory. I'd agree, most don't ride enough or haven't ridden long enough to notice the partial throttle.
Mentioned all this stuff I've done to the bike (especially the ecu tune) and they're looking at me sideways saying "why are you wanting more power???" It's not about more power. I mean yeah more power is nice, but the rideability is what I'm concerned with. If it's rides like ****, then what needs to be done to correct that? I mean, before the tune and goodies, I already made up my mind that this bike will be part of the stable for a very long time. After the tune and goodies? Yeah, good luck getting me to sell this one. Ain't happening. Be interesting the next time we (my lady's father and brother-in-law) go for a ride and do a wife swap. The BIL fell in love with this bike. Not enough to get one of his own "they're too expensive, and I don't need all the bells and whistles". Oh well, lol.
Now to sort out the KTM sumo. Got some wheels off a 625 KTM SMC. 17x3.5 front and 17x5 rear. Rear has cush drive. So nice. Only **** part is the rear has asymmetric spoke lengths. Rotor side is one, sprocket side is another. Spokes and nipples have rust spots. Will try some 0000 steel wool. Buddy recommended scotchbrite, but I don't want to jack up the spokes anymore than they are, lol. Might be worth unlacing them, cleaning the spokes, hubs, and nipples up. Then sending the whole lot off to be powder coated. Thinking black on black on black on black, since black is the new black.