HOnestly i love the carbs too. I ride my 08 800R all day. In fact i just put in a whole new motor. clutch. gears. driveline.drivers. track. and 36 inch front end on. I rode my buddies 2011 etec last year for one whole month. I love my carbed motor much much better. Thats not to say tho that the etec is a strong and great sled with no problems. If it comes to preferance i choose carb over etec but soon i think we are going to be whipped out and out dated.
Can you share some of the reasons you love the carbs so much more?
Interesting to hear someone say this after spending time on both machines.
I think its great you love your carbs, but after spending time on both myself last year, I would definitely prefer the E-tec myself.
Reasons I love the etec are:
1-1 pull to start no matter how cold or long it's been sitting.
2-I got rejected on a hard cornice, sled slid down without me, tipped upside beside a tree, and sat there idling. Shut it off, took us a few minutes to get it turned over upright again, gave the rope 1 tug, and it was purring again.
3-1 pull starts
4- fuel economy
5- 1 pull starts
6- consistent and even throttle pull
7- 1 pull starts
8- almost instant forward to reverse engine switching
9- And last but not least, 1 pull starts!