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    Source for jets etc

    I am going to be doing a carb job on my 86 GS550ESG this winter. They are the double body. I have already sourced the gaskets, the o rings for the manifolds where they connect to the head, and I believe the o rings that Rob Barr sells will fit some of the o - rings that I want to replace on the carbs as well. The rest of the o-rings I will source from bikebandit. I want to get a spare (new) set of jets and mains for the carbs. Bike bandit has them listed, but was wondering if anyone has another source for these items.

    The carbs are Mikuni BSW30SS with
    95 (1 and 4)
    97.5 main jets
    1.0 Main Air jet.
    p-3 needle jet
    37.5 pilot jet
    110 Throttle valve
    55 Float valve seat
    100 Starter jet
    150 Pilot Air jet
    Or does some one know of a jet kit for these bikes
    I am also going to be redoing the choke connections to the carbs.
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    #2
    Why a complete spare set of jets? The brass ones should last forever, except the needle jet and needle can wear.
    And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
    Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!

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      #3
      I have an extra pair of carbs off a different bike that I won on Ebay (I believe an ED) that are the same carbs with different jets and mains, so I want to set them up like the originals to have a clean, redone backup set, so I don't lose any riding time....

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        #4
        I'm not knocking your plan, but a complete cleaning and rebuild only takes part of the day, maybe all day if you get really picky. Would save you some $ and not lose any riding time.
        If the bike is ridden regularly and the tank is clean, the carbs shouldn't need service for a long time.
        Again, not knocking, just suggesting.
        And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
        Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!

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          #5
          I understand what you are saying completely...but I am a typical Yankee pack rat, and have a ebay fixation on top of that. :roll: Now that I have the extra carbs, I want to redo them and have an extra set for the bike. I can also use them to play around with jetting and the like, and keep the stock ones, well, stock, and ride as I re-jet the others, etc etc etc...

          The first reason I bought them was to practice taking them apart to see how different they were from the 4 carb set up on my T models so I didn't have to disturb the stock ones and possibly lose riding. I also noticed that there is no rebuild kit for them, so I was also looking to see what sort of o rings and the like I would be looking for when I redid the stock ones from the bike. After taking one apart, I am now going to see if the O ring kit I purchased from Mr. Barr for the T models will fit any of the O rings that I would want to replace on the dual body carbs.

          So - in conclusion - I am just playing and experimenting, but don't want to do that with the stock ones on the bike..I want to leave them untouched until I am comfortable taking them off...

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            #6
            Sudco - www.sudco.com

            THE carb retailer. Good outfit.

            Jeff

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              #7
              Agreed, Sudco.

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                #8
                I have emailed them --- will post results.

                Thanks

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