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Differences between two sets of VM26's
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Set one uses pilot air screws and has the joining plate on the top. Slides are gold anodized.
Set two uses pilot fuel screws and takes O-rings on the Bleed Pipe's and uses different needle jets compared to the other set. Slides are anodized clear or silver.
Interestingly, the main joining plate is different between these as are the cable brackets. Why did Kawasaki/Mikuni go through the expense of making that change?
Made the fuel Tee's myself from brass. I'm getting faster at making these but it's still a slow process. Got some ideas on how to make them better & faster next time.
Anyway, I suspect these sets are both functionally identical but I find it interesting that there are so many differences.
Projects like this are fun...but I'm always happy then they are done.
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I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.
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Great looking!
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My hypothesis is that some of those parts were meant for the suzuki gs 1000 or 750. Aren't they fitted with vm26 as well?
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vict182 wrote: I am going through a similar process of mixing parts from different racks of vm26 and i found too a different design of main joining plate and cable brackets
My hypothesis is that some of those parts were meant for the suzuki gs 1000 or 750. Aren't they fitted with vm26 as well?
The Suzuki VM's have different brackets yet again. The idle speed adjuster knob faces down by the float bowls and can be reached with the bike running.
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gd4now wrote: Both sets look great. I wold be interested in learning what the ID stamped on them are. The pilot screw set has a vacuum port on #3 for a petcock. While the air screw set does not have this port. So would assume the air screw set would be an earlier set.
Yeah, the air screw set is earlier...not sure what year though. 1977 or so I think. The lack of vacuum port is interesting. Not sure what's up with that. I'll look for numbers and post back...
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