New stock carb or aftermarket?
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: north jersey
the price of a new oem carb would probably send you into shock.
on the other hand, there's probably many low mileage takes offs to be found on ebay. but, buying a used carb can be a gamble.
if i had to buy new, i would go aftermarket.
if i just needed a replacement, i'd look for a low mile oem take-off.
on the other hand, there's probably many low mileage takes offs to be found on ebay. but, buying a used carb can be a gamble.
if i had to buy new, i would go aftermarket.
if i just needed a replacement, i'd look for a low mile oem take-off.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Indiana
Stock carbs usually need a little tweaking. There are some good tips om modifying your stock carb at www.nightrider.com. If you want to go after-market carb, Mikuni makes an excellent one.
Road Warrior
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From: Somewhere In NY
Surely your not building a motorcycle from the carburetor up.
would be a little funny to hear of someone doing that wouldn't it
"well roy I got a tire and a carb lets build a bike" LMAO
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When I married my SECOND wife, she had at least three carbs in her trunk. Her MECHANIC insisted she needed a new one every year or so. Personally, I have NEVER seen the need to replace a carb! They can be cleaned, tweeked, and rebuilt. Never had one needing to be replaced!!! If you can't make the stock carb work, then you most likely ain't going to be able to make a replacement one work either. Like I told my second wife - find a REAL mechanic. Do not just replace the carb. (Now if you are looking for performance improvements, and you think an after market carb may be the ticket - go for it, but it will need some tweeking too!!!
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When I married my SECOND wife, she had at least three carbs in her trunk. Her MECHANIC insisted she needed a new one every year or so. Personally, I have NEVER seen the need to replace a carb! They can be cleaned, tweeked, and rebuilt. Never had one needing to be replaced!!! If you can't make the stock carb work, then you most likely ain't going to be able to make a replacement one work either. Like I told my second wife - find a REAL mechanic. Do not just replace the carb. (Now if you are looking for performance improvements, and you think an after market carb may be the ticket - go for it, but it will need some tweeking too!!!
A new carb almost every year. Sounds to me like she also had a "big sucker".
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the carb that is on my bike right now leaks and is a hard starter. and it runs rich. black smoke out of the pipes. im surely not building my bike around it. lol but people do decide to buy carbs you know.lol anyway mikuni42 has come up several times to people ive talked too. just wanted opinions. i like the low mileage take off idea the one guy had. thanks.