Did anybody see this?? smoothbores

[dardoonk]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=330283985385

HOLY CRAP... $1000 & 22 bids???? WTF? I think I might have to polish mine up and put them on FleaBay..

[jabberjoe87]

I think my vm26's are rarer, so those should go for more.

[lurch12_2000]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=330283985385

HOLY CRAP... $1000 & 22 bids???? WTF? I think I might have to polish mine up and put them on FleaBay..

Yeah, but do your's have stuck pilot jets on the inner 2 carbs?...maybe they're worth more that way!

...but seriously, has anyone used an ultrasonic machine to clean parts like this guy did?

[Old Colt]

...but seriously, has anyone used an ultrasonic machine to clean parts like this guy did?

Ultrasonic is about the best way to clean carbs. It is about the only way to get in and scrub the inside of passageways without removing plugs.
Lemon juice and water is a good cleaner where others say a bit of dish washing detergent is their choice.

[renobruce]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=330283985385

HOLY CRAP... $1000 & 22 bids???? WTF? I think I might have to polish mine up and put them on FleaBay..

Two stuck pilot jets?? That would break the deal for me. 17.5's are kind of small. If you were putting these on a bike with any mods, those would need to be bigger. But I suppose a machine shop could get them out.

It seems that if you polish up these things they go for absurd amounts of money. I'm painting mine black....maybe I could get $2,000.00!!

[hp1000s]

....can't I just go to Sudco and buy brand new flatslides for about 3/4 of the cost of those VM's? I know it's not the "purist" way, though.

[renobruce]

....can't I just go to Sudco and buy brand new flatslides for about 3/4 of the cost of those VM's? I know it's not the "purist" way, though.

Old school is cool!

[hp1000s]

Old school IS cool....the boat in my avatar is a 1988 kevlar Cigarette Top Gun...and it's actually named "Old School"!

[80GS1000]

....can't I just go to Sudco and buy brand new flatslides for about 3/4 of the cost of those VM's? I know it's not the "purist" way, though.

Yep, http://search.ebay.com/search/search...itle=mikuni+rs or http://dynoman.net/carb/mikuniRS.html#apps

C'mon lottery ticket....

[Skyboy8950]

Gold plated floats. Say Wha!?!?!

[bucketsofgs1000]

I hope they kept track of which slides went with which bodies while they took that picture proving they were disassembled correctly.... I agree on the 26's, I'd let mine go for $1500.

[Tarbash 27]

They dont even look that shiny. I think its his pictures and display that are bringing up the price. I bought my vm29's a year ago. I was the only bidder, real bad pictures and camera angles. But I could just tell that they were decent. $375. A week before that I was bidding on a set that had better pictures but the carbs looked to be in the same condition. I was outbid at $450

[dardoonk]

It seems that if you polish up these things they go for absurd amounts of money. I'm painting mine black....maybe I could get $2,000.00!!

Yep, black seemed the way to go for me..

[Big Jay]

The smallest new style flatslides is 34 mm GS Carbs

I think Bruce Sauer has a good supply of those old 29s.

Jay

[renobruce]

Well, I just bought some VM33's for my Beast project. So the VM29's will be for sale. We'll see how much I get. Hopefully lots!