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28mm Mikunis Better Than 29mm Smoothbores?
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why spend that kind of money on a set of 40+ yr..old carbs that are hard to find parts for, when you can buy a brand spankin knew set of RS 34s for around 600.00, & they'll out perform both the 28s or the 29s, that's just my opinion
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1980 LTD 1000..,1976 LTD 900, have the 1000&900 now. the rest are previous= 1978 KZ 650 B.., 1980 Yamaha XT 500..,1978 Yamaha DT 400.., 1977 Yamaha yz 80..,Honda trail ct 70.., Honda QA 50...5-1/2 hp brigs & straton CAT chopper mini bike...3-1/2 hp mini bike (WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT 45 CENTS A GALLON)!!!!
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pete greek1 wrote: No way are they worth 650.00, or are 29s worth 600.00 - 800.00 that people pay for
why spend that kind of money on a set of 40+ yr..old carbs that are hard to find parts for, when you can buy a brand spankin knew set of RS 34s for around 600.00, & they'll out perform both the 28s or the 29s, that's just my opinion
Pete
That was my thinking too, if you are going to spend that kind of money and are looking for performance there has to be something new available. I couldn't believe those 28's were going for as high as $350 on ebay when I got my 1000 back in October of last year.
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...and an old school Honda CB750 Chopper is next on my bucket list!
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Rockranch wrote: Many sellers of old Kaw parts have this "novelty price" engrained in their way of thinking and therefore claim top dollar for any old Kaw parts even in mediocre condition. Same is true for the Z1-900 era vm28ss Mikuni's. Try finding the earliest Z1-900 carbs the vm28'sc' Mikuni's and see how THEY would fetch! ...............................Mike
Vroom-vroom!!!
Thankfully many haven't realized how many KZ650 parts fit the big Kawasaki's you can save a lot by buying the same part listed for a KZ650. Many seem to think anything from a Z1 or KZ1000 is automatically as valuable as gold and as rare as hen's teeth.
1978 KZ1000A2 Wiseco 1075 kit
1977 KZ650B1
1973 Triumph Tiger TR7V
1968 BSA Victor Special 441
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redhawk4 wrote:
Rockranch wrote: Many sellers of old Kaw parts have this "novelty price" engrained in their way of thinking and therefore claim top dollar for any old Kaw parts even in mediocre condition. Same is true for the Z1-900 era vm28ss Mikuni's. Try finding the earliest Z1-900 carbs the vm28'sc' Mikuni's and see how THEY would fetch! ...............................Mike
Vroom-vroom!!!
Thankfully many haven't realized how many KZ650 parts fit the big Kawasaki's you can save a lot by buying the same part listed for a KZ650. Many seem to think anything from a Z1 or KZ1000 is automatically as valuable as gold and as rare as hen's teeth.
Very true, things like carbs, forks, rims, calipers rotors, etc. etc.
Pete
1980 LTD 1000..,1976 LTD 900, have the 1000&900 now. the rest are previous= 1978 KZ 650 B.., 1980 Yamaha XT 500..,1978 Yamaha DT 400.., 1977 Yamaha yz 80..,Honda trail ct 70.., Honda QA 50...5-1/2 hp brigs & straton CAT chopper mini bike...3-1/2 hp mini bike (WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT 45 CENTS A GALLON)!!!!
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Google experts? Thought Sudco made 29s :blink:
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If I'm spending $600+ for fuel delivery it's much better spent on fuel injection with a timing controller and wideband tuning capabilities.
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Lights, signals, hb switches, electrical components.........The list goes on and on and on LOL!. Back to the subject at hand tho'...LTD and flo are both on the money..........................Mikepete greek1 wrote:
redhawk4 wrote:
Rockranch wrote: Many sellers of old Kaw parts have this "novelty price" engrained in their way of thinking and therefore claim top dollar for any old Kaw parts even in mediocre condition. Same is true for the Z1-900 era vm28ss Mikuni's. Try finding the earliest Z1-900 carbs the vm28'sc' Mikuni's and see how THEY would fetch! ...............................Mike
Vroom-vroom!!!
Thankfully many haven't realized how many KZ650 parts fit the big Kawasaki's you can save a lot by buying the same part listed for a KZ650. Many seem to think anything from a Z1 or KZ1000 is automatically as valuable as gold and as rare as hen's teeth.
Very true, things like carbs, forks, rims, calipers rotors, etc. etc.
Pete
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Street Fighter LTD wrote: Started out new in 78 with 26mm on my LTD My LTD would out pull down low my best friends 78 Z1R with 28mm stock carbs then he would start pulling on me and win everytime... 1/4 mile runs
I went to 29mm SB carbs and now could beat him every time. These 2 bikes repeated these races at least 1000 times
Then he added a Winning Header and he was now dead even every time.
I then added a Yoshimura pipe to my bike and was again the winner every time
Both to this point had stock motors. so carbs and pipes were only variables.
Hope this helps
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That is awesome info right there! Real world test results....thanks for sharing.
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pete greek1 wrote: No way are they worth 650.00, or are 29s worth 600.00 - 800.00 that people pay for
why spend that kind of money on a set of 40+ yr..old carbs that are hard to find parts for, when you can buy a brand spankin knew set of RS 34s for around 600.00, & they'll out perform both the 28s or the 29s, that's just my opinion
Pete
this was kind of what i was asking in another post a few weeks ago.. since i have no experience with the RS34s i was wondering if they were
a better way to go. Just out of curiosity. what can I expect if i bought a set of these for my 1000 shaft? it has the 28 pumper now
better performance, easier to tune, better fuel mileage ? money wasted ?
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1977 KZ1000 (awaiting resurrection!)
...and an old school Honda CB750 Chopper is next on my bucket list!
Oh...and a Pocket Rocket lol!!!
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I don't think RS 34s would work well on a stock motor, & non ported head, IMO, bigger is not always betterstrum wrote:
pete greek1 wrote: No way are they worth 650.00, or are 29s worth 600.00 - 800.00 that people pay for
why spend that kind of money on a set of 40+ yr..old carbs that are hard to find parts for, when you can buy a brand spankin knew set of RS 34s for around 600.00, & they'll out perform both the 28s or the 29s, that's just my opinion
Pete
this was kind of what i was asking in another post a few weeks ago.. since i have no experience with the RS34s i was wondering if they were
a better way to go. Just out of curiosity. what can I expect if i bought a set of these for my 1000 shaft? it has the 28 pumper now
better performance, easier to tune, better fuel mileage ? money wasted ?
Pete
1980 LTD 1000..,1976 LTD 900, have the 1000&900 now. the rest are previous= 1978 KZ 650 B.., 1980 Yamaha XT 500..,1978 Yamaha DT 400.., 1977 Yamaha yz 80..,Honda trail ct 70.., Honda QA 50...5-1/2 hp brigs & straton CAT chopper mini bike...3-1/2 hp mini bike (WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT 45 CENTS A GALLON)!!!!
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