KZ 650 missing the Carbs

Hi all . I just got a barn find it is a 1982 Kawasaki 650 CSR it is all there less the carbs. I went to a junk dealer and got a set however when i got home they did not fit as the spacing was off and the manifold rubbers were too large. I believe that the ones I have are mechanical and off of a older model. the ones i need are the vacuum type. My question is can I just get the matching intake boots and put on the mechanical one?. i have been told they are less problematic..

Are you sure the carburetors are from a KZ650? You should be able to install VM24 carbs with the smaller carb holders. I'm not sure if the BS32 offset is different.

ps: the 82-83 650-csr w cv carbs supposedly had a higher HP than the 81, and the only significant difference was in the carbs.

Can you post a couple pics of the carbs? Ed

Pretty sure the earlier carb and airbox boots would be needed. Throttle cable too. Maybe something else...

Nessism wrote: Pretty sure the earlier carb and airbox boots would be needed. Throttle cable too. Maybe something else...

Good catch. Normally, he would need the airbox ducts from the 81 650-csr, but they are nla. However, what he could do is use the stock 82-83 ducts, then cut donut gaskets from radiator hose to make up the difference . I think you'd need two donuts per carb. Also, you'd probably want to use ss band clamps for a snug fit.