Jeremy, I'm just not a big fan of the outside carb mount. The intake IMO is just too long.
Plus, it takes away from the beauty of the hobbit I think...
I'm actually working on a entirely new intake/reed setup that nobody has done. I'll be running my new fav carb the 20mm VM mikuni and keeping the carb tucked away all stocky lookin' ; )
We shall see how it turns out...
J