looking for a carb rebuild kit for Z1 carbs they are from a 1000

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Yesterday 17:44 #906310 by Bikeazoid
Hi first time posting, I have a 76 Z1, but it has 1000 carbs on it.  I thought they were all the 26mm's so not sure if its any diffrent.  So anyhoo, I was looking for a carb rebuild kit for it.  

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Yesterday 06:37 #906320 by gd4now
Most of the time the brass parts do not need more than a cleaning. Rubber parts o-rings should be replaced as well as gaskets and the float valve needs to at least be examined and may need replacement. Most aftermarket kits do not provide all that is needed and frequently include parts that are not needed.  Some of the parts they do provide tend to not be up to stock standards.

Both vm26ss and vm28ss carbs were stock on 1000s If you are going to order parts you may want to figure out just which set of carbs you have.

 

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Yesterday 07:57 #906325 by Nessism
Agree with reusing all the brass if possible.  Float valves may need changing, and if they do, get real deal Mikuni or Keyster valves.  

What you will need is new float bowl gaskets, and new O-rings.  I have o-ring kits for the VM26 carbs.  Another thing that's recommended is to change the rubber coated fuel Tee's, since they are almost always cracked.  Needless to say, you should ungang the carbs and inspect everything and soak the bodies and brass jets in carb dip to clean the internal passages.  Shortcuts are long cuts, when it comes to carb rebuilding.  So take your time, and do the job right.  Do NOT just drop the bowls and change brass.  That is not a carb rebuild.
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Today 04:34 #906365 by asphalt900
When You say 26 KZ1000 carbs, specify please. There's several variations of "1000" KZ carbs, although persons often lump them up as "1000" carbs. Don't know your intensions of final completion but i still have several sets of the Correct 76-77 KZ900 Z1200 carb banks. 

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Today 05:06 #906366 by hardrockminer
Well, first off, a 76 model is not a Z1.  It's a KZ900 in North America or a Z900 in some countries.  The Z1 model ended in 1975.

You need to be more specific about your carbs.  A couple of photos would help to identify which model you have on your bike.

The only brass parts where I've seen wear are float valves, needle jets and jet needles.  The rest are usually good to go.

For rebuilds I will only use Keyster carb kits.  You can buy them directly from Keyster, or you can also get them from Z1 Enterprises.

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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