Aedan Graves
XS400 Member
Hey all, It's been a while since I've posted anything on the forums and I come with a question.
The situation;
I picked up my bike used Nov of last year, and the previous owner didn't at all take care of the bike, failing to do basic maintenance. As such the carbs needed cleaning or a rebuild. I went to do it my self and all was going well until I got to the pilot jets, they were stripped to the point where bent metal from the top of the jet was sticking out into the hole effectively clogging them. Unfortunately I made it much worse trying to get them out and ruined the carb. I'm looking around and found a few rebuilt XS Mikuni carbs but they're very expensive and I'm hesitant to buy rebuilt for that much.
The question / TL;DR; Are there any other carbs that I can replace the stock carbs with (like a pair of Mikuni VM32 for instance) or should I stick with OEM parts?
Thanks - Aedan
The situation;
I picked up my bike used Nov of last year, and the previous owner didn't at all take care of the bike, failing to do basic maintenance. As such the carbs needed cleaning or a rebuild. I went to do it my self and all was going well until I got to the pilot jets, they were stripped to the point where bent metal from the top of the jet was sticking out into the hole effectively clogging them. Unfortunately I made it much worse trying to get them out and ruined the carb. I'm looking around and found a few rebuilt XS Mikuni carbs but they're very expensive and I'm hesitant to buy rebuilt for that much.
The question / TL;DR; Are there any other carbs that I can replace the stock carbs with (like a pair of Mikuni VM32 for instance) or should I stick with OEM parts?
Thanks - Aedan
