33mm carbs

[Agemax]

just bought these carbs off ebay. gonna get the full treatment when i get them, u/s cleaning, new o rings etc etc what ever they need.
painting, polishing drooled over by me and the wife and the cat.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370614348625?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1069

question is what intake boots do i need to get to fit these carbs to my 1000E?

[hampshirehog]

Let us know what they measure - I saw them and thought they were badly measured 28s. If they are 28s they'll still be a lot better than your 26s and they'll fit your existing rubbers.

[7981GS]

Hate to say it but, those certainly DO NOT look like smooth bore Mikuni's.
I would be talking to Paypal about a refund on bogus parts myself. "Not at all as described in the ad."

Eric

[Agemax]

will do when i eventually get them. even if they are 28's then it should make a difference and i can claim some money back off paypal for false advertising haha

[hampshirehog]

Hate to say it but, those certainly DO NOT look like smooth bore Mikuni's.
I would be talking to Paypal about a refund on bogus parts myself. "Not at all as described in the ad."

Eric

They did do 32s that didn't look like the 33 smoothbores; does that make sense? Non-US markets only (I think, but stand to be corrected) and they are rare - rarer than 33s by a country mile. But those measures don't stack up - they should be 32.9 internal (head side) if my memory serves me correctly.

[Agemax]

Hate to say it but, those certainly DO NOT look like smooth bore Mikuni's.
I would be talking to Paypal about a refund on bogus parts myself. "Not at all as described in the ad."

Eric

i will have to wait till i get them before making sure but believe me if they are not i will be banging in a claim

[ozman]

they are not 33mm smoothies

the 33s had a distinctive flat top

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MIKUNI-VM-33mm-SMOOTHBORE-CARB-CARBURETOR-TOP-CAP-COVER-/260845821492?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cbb9f5e34&vxp=mtr

they are not 29mm either
29mm smoothies had the idle adjustment on top not below as in what you bought
bowls are not smoothbore "big bung" they have the overflow pipe not fitted on smoothies
these also appear to be for a cable choke setup smoothies have the lever setup

most likely 28mm std carbs possibly bored out if his measurements are right

Oz

[Agemax]

no worries as i have emailed him to ask if he is sure what he is selling before he makes the effort because if they arent what he says they are i will be straight back to him for a refund

[hampshirehog]

Or they could be VM30s from an ST (very, very rare in the UK) that have been put together on VM28 rack (choke is different).

Scroll down for a photo of some VM30s on an ST:

http://www.theflyingbanana.com/gs1000s2.htm

Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[Agemax]

just spoke to the guy again and he says he has remeasured them. he says the inlet is 31mm I/d and 33mm O/D which dosent sound right to me, that makes the carb inlet body thickness of 1mm. i have asked him for a full refund before he bothers to post them and then it ends up in a refund battle

[hampshirehog]

Probably the right thing. He had a GSX1100 swinger for sale for a silly price and swore blind it was standard fitting on a GS1000. I offered him a third of what he was asking but he turned it down (I think he thought I was trying to fool him by saying it wasn't standard of a 1k). Doesn't give you a lot of confidence - worth a gamble if it's cheap but otherwise best stay clear.

[Agemax]

ok, just spoke to the guy on the phone now cuz he got a hissy fit on ebay with me asking for a refund.
he swears they are genuine and he has 3 sets that all measure the same all off running bikes. i have taken a chance and agreed with the purchase but i have told him there WILL be a dispute if he rips me off but he seems quite happy that wont happen.
so.....my question is what vm's measure 31mm I/D and what bike are they off. he does not list them as smoothbores so i am guessing they are just a larger VM off a different bike?????????

[hampshirehog]

He hasn't got 3 sets that measure the same - no chance. Unless he can't read a caliper.

As far as I know the only carbs these could be on this measure are VM30s but if they are then they are on the wrong rack. VM30s are very, very rare over here - just a very few STs came wearing them.

As the other guys say, they look nothing like smoothbores.

Ask him to take a photo of the calipers while measuring.

Alternatively, maybe somebody has bored them out (that would account for the thin walls).

[Flyboy]

Alternatively, maybe somebody has bored them out (that would account for the thin walls).

Sounds like the most probably answer.

[Nessism]

Hard to tell from the photos but my guess is 28mm VM's from a Kawasaki. Some of those have accelerator pumps, which is a nifty feature to have. I seriously doubt they are bored out.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-KZ1000LTD-KZ1000-LTD1000-KZ-LTD-1000-carburetors-carbs-/261027745610?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cc6774f4a&vxp=mtr#ht_500wt_969