Don't they look purty

[slip]

Finally got the carbs all cleaned up. After dipping them, I then gave them a wash in a dish detergent bath. Now I have to order the gaskets, and o-ring set. Can't wait to get them back in. I cleaned the PODs yesterday. After this, I still have to rebuild the front calipers, and replace the fork seals. Hopefully after that, I then will just ride the damn thing the rest of the summer.

[posplayr]

Looks good,

You planing to polish #2 and #3 right?

Yea I know the drudgery and all.

[salty_monk]

That might be stock... some bikes had polished outer bowls & caps only with a clearcoat. I had some like that on one of my bikes.

Dan

[slip]

I was wondering if that was stock!

[posplayr]

Well i would be tempted to either:

1. polish the inside ones so they look like chrome
2. get them chromed.

Option #1 is cheaper,

[TeamDar]

Nothing "stock" about 29mm smothbores.

[Nessism]

Carbs look great except for the screws. I trust they are going to get replaced.

[Killer2600]

Hopefully after that, I then will just ride the damn thing the rest of the summer.

Good luck with that, I've tried it myself a few times and it never quite worked out.

[slip]

Nothing "stock" about 29mm smothbores.

Wait a minute, these are not the VM26's?????

[slip]

Carbs look great except for the screws. I trust they are going to get replaced.

Yeah, I guess I should.

[slip]

Well, I'll be! I do have the VM29 smooth bores. I looked them up. The slides are slightly different then the VM26's. My carbs, bracket, and choke assembly look exactly like the ones in the diagram.

http://www.motorcyclecarbs.com/mikuni/frames/VM29frame.htm

[TheCafeKid]

There are ALOT more differences than the slides. The actuator arms are completely different. The float bowls are different. double check again. If you HAVE 29s, you got a killer deal from someone who didnt know wtf he had. Those carbs are worth 3-500 bucks pretty easy.

[Nessism]

There are ALOT more differences than the slides. The actuator arms are completely different. The float bowls are different. double check again. If you HAVE 29s, you got a killer deal from someone who didnt know wtf he had. Those carbs are worth 3-500 bucks pretty easy.

A clean set of VM29's will fetch $500+ on ebay. Renobruce polished up a set and painted the bodies and he sold them for over $1000.

[TheCafeKid]

A clean set of VM29's will fetch $500+ on ebay. Renobruce polished up a set and painted the bodies and he sold them for over $1000.

NICE! I havent been tracking prices on them, as im not particularly interested in messing with them on anything that i have. Ive seen 33 smoothies go for around 3-500 without bating an eyelash so i figured prolly bout the same. Guess not! Even bigger score if thats what they are man!

[slip]

NICE! I havent been tracking prices on them, as im not particularly interested in messing with them on anything that i have. Ive seen 33 smoothies go for around 3-500 without bating an eyelash so i figured prolly bout the same. Guess not! Even bigger score if thats what they are man!

Now that I think about it, the guy who sold me the bike probably swapped carbs with his other 78 GS1000. When I purchased the bike he told me to look for a stock air box. I'm guessing he prefered the stock setup.