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1977 KZ1000...16k miles 2nd owner all original except tires, dyna-coil, and a vance and hines 4 to 1 exhaust.
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I found a set of supposedly 29 smoothbores from a friend and have a couple of questions. How can I tell what they are?, are there any numbers to check? I plan on putting them on my 77 1000. Thanks for any help.
Could compare with pics in Z1E's carb info section.
And perhaps post some pics here in this thread for us to see and advise about.
Good Luck!
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1977 KZ1000...16k miles 2nd owner all original except tires, dyna-coil, and a vance and hines 4 to 1 exhaust.
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where is the Z1E carb info section? I will try and get some pictures up...isnt there a number under the choke or something?
www.z1enterprises.com/reference/z1-carb-guide.aspx
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1973 z1 2-1974z1-a,2-1975z1-b dragbikes1015cc+1393cc, 1977kz1000,1978kz1000,1981kz1000j, 1997 zx-11, 2000 z12r,1428turbo nitrous pro-mod and a shit load of parts thats all for now leader sask.,CANADA
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first check is the easiest they have a 17mm headed drain plug on the bootom of the float bowl.
Guess that would mean they are either 29's, or 28's
The early Z1 28mm carburetors are best identified by the combination of 17mm drain plug directly under the main jet,
Z1 link in my last post.
And from the same link.
Mikuni 29mm smoothbore carbs
The top of the carb is identical to the 26mm (and later KZ1000 28mm) carbs. The float bowl went back to using the 17mm drain plug directly under the main jet. Great for racers as it allowed for quick changes of the main jet. None of the VM29's have an overflow pipe fitted in the float bowl.
l Note: some very early sets of 29mm smoothbore carbs have a float bowl with a small drain screw angled to the side.
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we used to put float bowls off of 26s on them just sopeople wouldnt know what they are!:laugh:the zi 28mm carbs had two screws holding down the top caps the 29 smoothbores look very similar to stock late model carbs [26 or 28mm] three screws in the top cap. the 29's are the that have the 17mm drain plugs
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I found a set of supposedly 29 smoothbores from a friend and have a couple of questions. How can I tell what they are?, are there any numbers to check? I plan on putting them on my 77 1000. Thanks for any help.
Along with steell's link...
1980 KZ650F1, Bought new out the door for $2,162.98!
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wiredgeorge Motorcycle Carburetors
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