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FUEL INJECTED SCOOTERS – AN INSIGHT

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There are two main options to deliver petrol into a scooter engine… carburettor or fuel injection. The former of which has been the preferred choice for two-stroke scooters with very few exceptions. During the 60s and 70s, Wal Phillips fuel injectors were available as aftermarket kits for motorcycles and scooters. By today’s computerised fuel injection system standards, the Wal Phillips was crude by comparison. While the scooter press at the time were complimentary about

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