One thing I never see listed on the carbs is what model they are. I have the stock VM 26s on my 1979 GS 1000, I have a set of VM 28s needing a good cleaning and rebuild, and a set of VM 29s. You can always tell the 29s because they have no overflow, but the others aren't marked anywhere I can find it. I have a Honda XL185S which has what I believe is a VM/TM series carb, but no markings. It's the type that the top unscrews and the slide and needle can be pulled out staying on the throttle cable. I rebuilt the bike's engine, and fooled with a cursory cleaning to tune the carb. I left the project hanging when I decided that I would be spending my time better to get the GS 750 back on the road. Now that gas is back up to $3 a gallon, and I'm really getting sick of a public transportation commute that takes about 1 1/4 hours to get in, and about 1 3/4 hours to get home (on an about 6 mile distance) I'm ready to dip the the carb after completely disassembling. I have been told by a shop I used for inspections and parts that there is no rebuild kit for the carb, and the type isn't even listed in the Haynes (I know, I know) shop manual, I can't check for myself online. I figure I can get o-rings from cycleorings.com once I identify the carb, and that should be enough to get the bike on the road. BTW, this bike has 900-some ORIGINAL miles on it; a friend of mine took it away from his 14-year-old for riding it on the street.
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Why no model info on carb bodies?
- Thread starter jknappsax
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Uhhh... I think you're after info and parts for the Honda carb, right? 
There's a wealth of info here, including diagrams and other stuff that should help you identify the carb and parts needed:
http://www.carbparts.com/
Also, peruse BikeBandit.com , cheapcycleparts.com or one of the other online parts sellers that offers Honda parts. You should be able to get a carb seal kit from Honda.
There's a wealth of info here, including diagrams and other stuff that should help you identify the carb and parts needed:
http://www.carbparts.com/
Also, peruse BikeBandit.com , cheapcycleparts.com or one of the other online parts sellers that offers Honda parts. You should be able to get a carb seal kit from Honda.
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Last night I finally found the model number in my shop manual, I believe it is a DB(?) 13A Mikuni, one of the ones for single-carb use. It was almost impossible to get the info from either the Mikuni or Sudco sites, but I hope to have better luck armed with this model info. All this bike needs is a carb cleaning, rebuild, and tweaking. Since the bike is stock, the jets and needles should be the same. And after tweaking the 4 VM 26s on the GS 1000, I think it should go a little easier. I bored out the cylinder, new rings, valve adjust a couple years ago, just getting back to it now. Thanks for the responses>
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