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Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
ALMOST. Don't try to swap in a XS650 carburetor or carb body. They look the same, but they aren't. Yes, you can use XS650 carburetor parts.
Well, I think you COULD if you replaced ALL the jets, but since some of the air jets are perm pressed in that could be tough and yes, those are different. Also the metering passages and spring rates on things like the vacuum slides are different which is an issue, as well as the external passages are handled differently so it would be a daunting task, which while it may be possible if the right carb body cannot be found, I don't think would be worth the worked required. There has indeed been a lot of talk about this issue on XS400 and 650 boards and the same thing has been determined, it might be possible to repurpose, but it's not worth the work. You would however probably swap ALL the bodies from another set, since they would at least all be matched and then it would just be getting them tuned rather than trying to tune a mismatched carb which I agree might be close to impossible (it you HAD to do it, replacing the whole bank with 650 or 400 carbs would be the way to go IMHO).
Cy
1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
Vetter Windjammer IV
Vetter hard bags & Trunk
OEM Luggage Rack
Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
Spade Fuse Box
Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
750 FD Mod
TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
XJ1100 Front Footpegs
XJ1100 Shocks
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.
not wanting to use 650 carbs.I need to replace the float needles and seats. riding home from work the other night.lost 2 cylinders. cause was #1-4 carbs flooding bad. took carbs off cleaned and blew carbs out. #4 now ok, but #1 still flooding. took off again, float needle is sticking.yammy dealer no got parts. hoping he will have for 650.
when you want something bad enough, don't let anything stand in your way, and don't take "no" for an answer. EVER
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