36mm Flats on an '80 1085 motor

[Billy Ricks]

Maybe Billy is referring to this set-up recommended by Mikuni for 1100/1150 applications. If the carbs are purchased new, they will come jetted as per these specs, and by most accounts are good to go, with a little fine tuning & sync. I have a set of RS36 carbs that I plan on trying this summer, using these settings to get in the ballpark.... always nice to have actual setup info from the manufacturer, for our specific application.

Same info as in my owner's manual. They do work pretty well right out of the box. A little tweaking on the pilot jets is about it and they usually need the accelerator pumps set up.

[chef1366]

Maybe Billy is referring to this set-up recommended by Mikuni for 1100/1150 applications. If the carbs are purchased new, they will come jetted as per these specs, and by most accounts are good to go, with a little fine tuning & sync. I have a set of RS36 carbs that I plan on trying this summer, using these settings to get in the ballpark.... always nice to have actual setup info from the manufacturer, for our specific application.

Great link.
Seems like they are already jetted.
Thanks guys

[stain]

I am also putting 36mm flatslides on a 1085 kit at the suggestion of a tuner on these forums. My motor is a 79 1085 with a 80 head, cut and ported. I am running web cams and K&N filter with a 4 into 1. I am getting some spark issues worked out right now be will report how it goes. Any other insight would be great.

[renobruce]

Russell, why are you searching for VM29's when it appears that the VM33's are better suited?

I'll be running VM33's on my ported 1085. It seems the 33's aren't as popular as the 29's, and they are oftern much cheaper when they come up on ebay.