Back as far as 2013 ThumperTalk was talking about a German mag that had shown a picture of a YZ250 cylinder with Fuel Injectors and were speculating that Yamaha were about to bring out a fuel injected YZ250 anytime soon.
They were wrong.
Neil Hintz had previously successfully fitted fuel injection to a Kawasaki 350 Bighorn.
https://youtu.be/ifSEql1X4R0 and https://youtu.be/eleqBGvOM4M
And the cylinder pictured by ThumperTalk is actually the one that Neil Hintz and Wayne Blackwood fitted to Wayne's bike.
https://youtu.be/UEQli7nuak4 and https://youtu.be/1YG9ko8-Nwk
The latest new KTM has fuel injectors in the self same position as Neil and Wayne did 5 years ago.
https://www.facebook.com/motostation...5289746293996/
Neil Hintz on FaceBook.
Injectors, same ports, same position!
You would have to say that KTM must have looked at the video of Wayne Blackwoods YZ250 that we set up on EFI. It looks identical but no drum valve throttle. I guess they will bring that out in a future model.
I'd had quite a conversation with a KTM representive a few years ago, about the time we got the YZ going.
He told me KTM would use something far more sophisticated than we had set up. Most probably Direct injection, he was wrong. Delayed TIP is clearly the way to go. I must give that rep a ring and rub it in.
Looks to me like Neil and Wayne successfully did big bore 2T EFI first. And certainly they were the first to be riding around at competitive events with them.
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