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Offline cgswss

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'81 650-- What carbs should I be looking for?
« on: June 02, 2012, 06:10:08 PM »
OK- I did the whole overhaul the carbs deal.  pain in the A.  I have started looking for '82 carbs to get the screw in low speed jets.  I figure these would be a easy bolt on.  However, from time to time I see posts saying well you should get a set of such in such carbs,  Normal they are an id number- nothing to say what yrs/bike they would be off.  When I shop on e-bay the carbs are normally refuted to by a model and year.

SO...  as long as I'm looking to upgrade my carbs what would you recommend what year/model would they come from, and if you know, what would be required to mount them on my 81 650 custom?

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Re: '81 650-- What carbs should I be looking for?
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2012, 06:53:08 PM »
If you're going to upgrade, I'd be interested in the '81 CV carbs...
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Re: '81 650-- What carbs should I be looking for?
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2012, 07:21:46 PM »
I pm someone that has a set of '82 bodies but no insides.  I thinking that I could use my insides in those bodies and just buy the extra jet, but I don't know that will work.  but if I get a complete set of '82s I'll get back to you

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Quote from: 754
Dude is that a tire ? or an O-ring..??

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This is not a pod thread
This is not a #$%* on my vacuum gauges thread
This is a help or GTFO thread.

1973 CB350F
1973 CB350G
1975 CB550K
1983 GL650I
1973 CB750K3 (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=92888.0)
1984 Kawasaki KLT-250 (AKA 3 wheeler of death)
1994 Honda TRX300
1999 Honda TRX250

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Re: '81 650-- What carbs should I be looking for?
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2012, 06:03:33 AM »
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=40287.0
Check these out, gives you some more, easier to get options.
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Re: '81 650-- What carbs should I be looking for?
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2012, 03:51:04 PM »
You want the VB44 B or VB44 C carbs if you want the screw in slow jets. Look on the boss at the top right front (as facing the front of the bike) for the ID stamp.

Tom