I’ve had a new Keihin FCR 41mm carb sitting on my desk for a couple of months, waiting for me to get around to putting it in the Duke. I finally got around to doing the swap a week or so ago, and then Friday got a new rear tire (Metzler Sportec to match the front - they seem to work plenty well) and fresh oil. The carb went in incredibly easily, and really makes a noticeable difference. Lots more power, and a cool little hisssss from the accelerator pump. Henry and I went for a ride on Saturday up over Tam, up to Olema (my favorite stretch, the banked uphill curves on the way from Bolinas to Dogtown), and then out thru Pt Reyes to Marshall, in to Petaluma, and then back over the mountain to Novato via “D” Street. Great ride, in part because the weather was just bad enough to keep the weekenders off the roads. I’ve had a fair number of bikes, and the Duke just keeps impressing me - what a great bike.