thinking about buying a decent set of carbs for my GS

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  • Agemax
    Forum Guru
    • Apr 2008
    • 8371
    • plymouth uk

    #1

    thinking about buying a decent set of carbs for my GS

    fancy some smoothbores but not sure what to get. any body have any pro's and cons between Mikuni or Keihin?

    also has anyone had any experience with this ebay seller?......



    not sure if is a genuine expert or just a guy out to make a quick buck, but he does seem to have a good selection of performance carbs. (see his other items for sale)

    OR, has anybody here got a decent set they would like to sell me for a reasonable price?
    1978 GS1085.

    Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!
  • GregT
    Forum Sage
    • Jul 2009
    • 3541
    • New Zealand

    #2
    If you want roundslides, there's not much to choose between CR's and smoothbores for road use. Condition is everything if secondhand. Smoothbores you'll only have the choice of 29 or 33mm. Until recently I'd have said 33 was too big for a street 1000 but they're working very well on a customer bike.

    Flatslides, again nothing to choose, depends on what the service is like local to you for jet availability etc. I've worked with both RS's and FCR's and both can be made to work very, very well.

    Depends ultimately on what sort of a deal you can finagle...

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    • Agemax
      Forum Guru
      • Apr 2008
      • 8371
      • plymouth uk

      #3
      cheers Greg. i have suppliers available for spares and jets etc. for both. i think i am leaning towards flatslides, not entirely sure why though!
      1978 GS1085.

      Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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      • GregT
        Forum Sage
        • Jul 2009
        • 3541
        • New Zealand

        #4
        Originally posted by Agemax
        cheers Greg. i have suppliers available for spares and jets etc. for both. i think i am leaning towards flatslides, not entirely sure why though!
        You just want to impress people with the rattling slides at idle....isn't the bling already there enough ?

        Oh, All Blacks to beat England tonight too....

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        • Agemax
          Forum Guru
          • Apr 2008
          • 8371
          • plymouth uk

          #5
          not after the bling, just the best performance for the buck.
          England will probably lose, we are crap at everything haha
          1978 GS1085.

          Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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          • Badooka

            #6
            600 pounds- I'm still dizzy from that.

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            • nikosg

              #7
              How much money you got to blow? http://shop.yoshimura-jp.com/en/prod...i.php?id=12438

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              • Agemax
                Forum Guru
                • Apr 2008
                • 8371
                • plymouth uk

                #8
                Originally posted by nikosg
                probably not enough to buy those!!!!!!!
                1978 GS1085.

                Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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