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    Where to buy carb boots

    I'm looking for a set of carb boots for a 1981 GS550, but am not finding. I looked at Z1 and bikebandit, as well as oldbikebarn. Nada.

    You guys know any secret headquarters somewhere where they keep all of this? Like a fort knox of carb boots?

    #2
    Buy parts at a low price for your snowmobile here at Alpha Sports, we carry a LARGE variety of parts and accesories.


    Try here.:-D RJ

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      #3
      Here are a couple of others

      There was a recent recommendation here about Carolina Cycle. I have not used them yet but thier prices are the least expensive I have seen so far. I have used World of Cycles and they are not real quick on shipping parts but are not very expensive either. Remember you are ordering 26+ year old parts so I do not think anyone is going to have them on the "shelf". You could also check your dealer for a price. My local dealer is the quickest way to get parts but you do pay a premium price and sales tax for the faster service.



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        To clarify, these are only available from Suzuki. They are not available as aftermarket parts.

        So visit your favorite source for Suzuki parts and order up a set. Don't forget the o-rings, if your model uses them.
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          #5
          dealer prices

          Believe it or not, this past year in buying parts for my GS1100G the dealer has been quicker and cheaper in more than a few cases, when you factor shipping costs and shorter turnaround time. We don't have sales tax in NH anyway so that is not a factor. I'm not saying always, just about 40-50% of the time. I would not have believed this was case. Ex: air filter, carb synch adapters, some gaskets, to name a few...and the 2 dealers I've dealt with have been friendly and helpful. surprise...surprise!

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            #6
            550 does use O-rings and Bikebandit sells the boots/O-rings. http://houseofmotorcycles.bikebandit...x-1981/o/m6085
            Ed

            To measure is to know.

            Mikuni O-ring Kits For Sale...https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ts#post1703182

            Top Newbie Mistakes thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=171846

            Carb rebuild tutorial...https://gsarchive.bwringer.com/mtsac...d_Tutorial.pdf

            KZ750E Rebuild Thread...http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...0-Resurrection

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              #7
              Try http://www.flatoutmotorcycles.com/
              I was just there looking for stuff for my 1981 GS850G. They have the boots for the aircleaner to carb ($7.85 each) and the carb to cylinder head ($18.53 each). Good luck.

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                Originally posted by twr1776 View Post
                There was a recent recommendation here about Carolina Cycle. I have not used them yet but thier prices are the least expensive I have seen so far.
                That might be true for Suzuki parts (I did not look any of them up), but I am in the process of rebuilding the carbs on my son's Yamaha Venture Royale, so I am getting o-rings, gaskets and diaphragms (all four have pinholes or worse ). I just compared Carolina Cycle's prices to Flatout's prices, and Flatout beat them on every single item. Sometimes not by much, but the total difference was $5.25 per carb.


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                  #9
                  do gratis, amicitam.

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                    #10
                    maybe I'm just retarded.

                    Perhaps I'm just blind, stupid, or both, but I am not finding carb boots or o-rings at any of these sites. I've emailed all of them with no reply. I'm looking at their schematics for carbs, cylinder head, and air. Nada.

                    Treat me like a small, tired monkey. Hold my hand. Where?

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                      #11
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