Should be BS32 carbs I think. The ones in the first link are for a 79 or later. 80s had CV carbs..the ones inn the second link should be then right ones.
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kevinl
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Is there any real reason to switch to the OEM carb? My only hesitation is that the hitachi carbs on my bike have been jetted already and appear to be in good condition
First thing is that the Mikunis were designed and engineered to make your bike work and perform optimally. Second, has your bike ran with the Hitachi ones???
Since you are building a cafe I assume that means a modified exhaust and pods right? Given that, you will have to play with jetting regardless of what carbs you use. For a stock bike using the airbox a set of stock Mikuni's would be the easiest way to assure the jetting is correct. Those Hitachi's may be fine all things considering but just plan to do some jetting work before the bike is running the way it should.
Steve
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Functionally, you could make almost any carb work, within reason. However, almost nobody on this forum has experience with Hitachi carbs on a GS, so we could only offer general suggestions, and they will have to be based on your observations. If you had Mikuni BS32 carbs, we could say "try this as a starting point". With the Hitachis, we don't really have a clue.
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