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Mikuni 28mm vs 29mm smoothbore
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I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.
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They are bigtime money.....$500 to $700 plus If you have to do a total rebuild....could go over $200 in parts.
been there done that...... :sick:
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Am addicted to Z1's and kz 900's have an el camino, fly rc helicoptors and am strung out on horsepower.
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Am addicted to Z1's and kz 900's have an el camino, fly rc helicoptors and am strung out on horsepower.
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78 z1r may have came stock with 28s,cant remember off top of my head.
The 79-80 kz/mkII had 28mm carbs ,I think the ltd got them in 1980.
Anyway the 28 carbs from are just standard vm series carbs just bigger versions of 26s with accel pumps,theyre good carbs.
Unless you've got a good set of 29 smoothbores sitting on a shelf the prices to buy used ones are right up there with new carb prices
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2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
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wireman wrote: The 77-78 kz 1000 a1 and a2 came with plain old 26mm mikunis,basically same carbs as the 76 900a4/b1.
78 z1r may have came stock with 28s,cant remember off top of my head.
The 79-80 kz/mkII had 28mm carbs ,I think the ltd got them in 1980.
Anyway the 28 carbs from are just standard vm series carbs just bigger versions of 26s with accel pumps,theyre good carbs.
Unless you've got a good set of 29 smoothbores sitting on a shelf the prices to buy used ones are right up there with new carb prices
BTW I completely agree with this statement. If I didn't get a screaming deal on my 29s then I would have bought new carbs.
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN
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78 LTD 1000 did come stock with 26mm The 29 smoothbore really woke up the bike with or without a good pipe. Pipe just made it even better ( Voice of personal experience)
78 Z1R came with 28mm carbs
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It depends on which 2 barrel youre talking about,some of those old rochestor 2 barrels were huge! :woohoo:testarossa wrote: Yeah like going from a two barrel to a four barrel on a smallblock V-8.
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And if you need jet blocks or any other odd ball stuff made for 29s Testarossa is da man!testarossa wrote:
wireman wrote: The 77-78 kz 1000 a1 and a2 came with plain old 26mm mikunis,basically same carbs as the 76 900a4/b1.
78 z1r may have came stock with 28s,cant remember off top of my head.
The 79-80 kz/mkII had 28mm carbs ,I think the ltd got them in 1980.
Anyway the 28 carbs from are just standard vm series carbs just bigger versions of 26s with accel pumps,theyre good carbs.
Unless you've got a good set of 29 smoothbores sitting on a shelf the prices to buy used ones are right up there with new carb prices
BTW I completely agree with this statement. If I didn't get a screaming deal on my 29s then I would have bought new carbs.
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I opted for 28's paid $100 and my buddy gave me some velocity stacks. Needle on the 4 clip 120 main jets 20 pilots seemed to test ok w 14x35 sprockets.Weather finally went to crap o la around here
think spring
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