Interchangeable carbs

[JRossi17]

on the 81 suzuki what carbs can i put on the bike that are the same as mine, would i be able to take carbs from an 850 and put them on my 650 or are they different sizes?

[tkent02]

The 860 and 650 carbs are the same, but the spacing between them is different.

[BassCliff]

Hi,

If you are looking to fix your busted #4 carb, you should be able to take the #4 carb from the 850 rack and put it on your 650 rack of carbs. You'll also have to change the jets.

While they are the same model carbs between the 650 and 850, as Mr. tkent02 says, the spacing is different and they are jetted differently. As I recall, you can swap the #1 and #4 carbs, but the #2 and #3 carbs have some kind of unique connection hardware that does not allow those to be swapped. You can't just take all the carbs off the 850 rack and put them on your 650 rack.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff