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1979-80 GS550EN Carb Replacement Upgrade?

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sgladiadis

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Say,

Does anyone know if there exist any easy swapout for the existing carbs for better ones?

I am rebuilding my old GS and now is a good time to hunt out any replacement for these..

Any other recommendations for mods ?


Thanks, Stephan.
 
Your best bet is to rebuild the carbs you have. If your existing carbs are physically damaged, look for a new/used set of the exact same type and model. There is a rebuild tutorial linked though the GSR home page, and you can get an O-ring kit from cycleorings.com If you are simply not capable of doing the work, send the carbs to someone like Chef Bill.
 
What is the purpose for which you searching for "better carbs"?

The carbs that are on it are already pretty darn good. Only if you are trying to do something VERY specialized, like drag racing or economy challenges, would you need to have anything different. For day-to-day running, the stock carbs are really unbeatable.

It also makes a difference whether you have a '79 or an '80 bike, they have two very different types of carbs, but each one works quite well.

As Nessism mentioned, there are a few of us here that offer a carb rebuilding service, if you don't ffeel up to the task of doing it yourself. Nessism mentioned Bill (chef1366), I also offer that service, there are a few others, you can find them in the Parts and Services forum.

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