Help with new Carb Advice??
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Stage IV
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Help with new Carb Advice??
Hello all. Ha a question. I have a 04 sporty cust. 883. Bikes been sitting for 2 years due to breaking my leg. Ready to get back on it but realized i need a new carb. just looking on opinions on what type. Do i just get stock replacement? Mikuni? Any suggestions or advice would be really helpful. Thanks.
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First off, why do you need a new carb????? What happened to the original one??
But anyways the stock keihin carb is a good carb when tuned properly. Mikunis are a great carb that offer more selective tuning, and are overall a much more responsive carb and that throttle response is what mikuni's are most well known for. But overall power available from either carb is about the same when tuned properly. I switched to a mikuni a few years ago and love it. If money is tight, just get a stock keihin, they can be had pretty cheaply on ebay. And if you have the cash, a mikuni is worth every penny.......I got a good deal on mine for $180 brand new on ebay.
But anyways the stock keihin carb is a good carb when tuned properly. Mikunis are a great carb that offer more selective tuning, and are overall a much more responsive carb and that throttle response is what mikuni's are most well known for. But overall power available from either carb is about the same when tuned properly. I switched to a mikuni a few years ago and love it. If money is tight, just get a stock keihin, they can be had pretty cheaply on ebay. And if you have the cash, a mikuni is worth every penny.......I got a good deal on mine for $180 brand new on ebay.
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Wow! Thanks for the info. Well to be honest the carb issue was my fault. Was putting in new jest and snapped the tube in the carb. Sorry i cant explain it so well as I dont really know the actual part name. When i went to Harley and explained what happened he knew what i was talking about and said its done you need a new carb. Ive been trying to find a carb on ebay. I dont really see one that would be right for my bike. But ill keep looking. Thanks for the info.
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