Richard Botting This is Me

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1. 1. Facing the facts on fuel injection

   www.powersportsbusiness.com/ou - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/1/2007   Last Visited: 11/22/2007

   Rick Botting, owner of Total Fuel Systems, which manufacturers fuel injection components for companies such as Cobra Engineering, says fuel injection's most important contribution to a vehicle is its role in helping to reduce emissions.
   
   "Passing emission standards is a constant struggle with the manufacturers and as the emissions standards tighten, you just can't achieve the accuracy of the fuel mixtures with a carburetor," he said.
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   The second biggest benefit of a fuel injection system is increased performance, which Botting says not only helps the vehicle perform in any weather or at any altitude, but also provides consistent performance regardless of the situation.
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   "Adding fuel injection to a bike is costly and complex," Botting said.
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   "It's tough if you're a dealer because there isn't any universal machine you can buy to service different types of bikes," Botting said.
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   Botting, who's been involved in designing and manufacturing fuel injection systems and components for more than two decades, believes dealers have been backed into a corner because if a customer spends a large sum of money to customize his bike and the dealer doesn't have the equipment or knowledge to install or tune it, then the customer wonders where the value in the aftermarket products is.
   
   "The dealers are under attack, because the consumer comes in and says, ‘Hey, I just bought my new Johnny Rocket 650 special and I want it to run right so I want this or that added to my bike,'" Botting said.
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   "The motorcycle industry doesn't have a standardized On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) system like the auto industry does," Botting said. "They're all kind of going at it on their own and every manufacturer is doing it differently."

2. 2. www.furrow.com

   www.furrow.com/Georgia_Rental% - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/16/2005   Last Visited: 5/31/2008

   Richard Botting, the owner, has decided to retire and sell everything at Absolute Auction.

3. 3. www.furrow-auction.com

   www.furrow-auction.com/Georgia - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/16/2005   Last Visited: 5/31/2008

   Richard Botting, the owner, has decided to retire and sell everything at Absolute Auction.