Thanks Bryan, it sure makes sense to me too.
Just regarding the throttle response question though, if I can just put in another angle to contemplate as well as all the other good suggestions, no one has mentioned float levels yet.
One of our members who came over from West Aus a couple of weeks ago noticed my throttle response when just blipping the right handgrip from idle was not as responsive as it should be, and suggested I check my float levels.
He said that even from factory his levels were wrong and after adjusting them to be 2mm above the float chamber mating surface (Haynes sais 1mm to 3mm), his throttle response improved dramatically.
Also the book provides a quick and easy way to check the levels by simply attaching a short see-through plastic tube to the bowl's drain plug (after turning off fuel cock first) and making sure it bends upwards to be alongside the carb (verticle), turn on the fuel and sight how high the fuel comes to. This then shows you what your float levels are
I just wanted to mention this as it is a nice and simple way of checking the float levels which if incorrect, apparently make a big difference to throttle response.
