carb parts

[Poor Ol Harry]

any aftermarket sources for carb parts?The low jets ,needle valves & bowl gaskets total $345.00,for set of 6 from Honda..... Is there a cheaper & as good source or is it what it is?  Or do I just blow the jets clean & if the bowl gaskets were not leaking , use em? .....and  the float valves ?  Harry

[JC]

Get your gaskets from Redeye. I got slow jets for $3 each at my local dealer (aftermarket).

HDL has the needle valve for $19.68 a piece. http://www.hdlparts.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=148732&category=MOTORCYCLES&make=HONDA&year=1997&fveh=3476

Shop around and you'll do much better.

[Poor Ol Harry]

Wow WEEEEE! Dealer told me like 30 some odd $ EACH! Im gonna ask him to double ck the price.& 18 for gaskets.

[sugerbear]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/redeye.tech/m.html?hash=item35b920b1a1&item=230739194273&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2562

[Dozer]

Harry, I got most everything from Red Eye and HLD.. The slow jets came from HLD & were $8 ea. I measured and inspected my floats with a metric 6" scale and checked needles and seats. They looked good to me. I could shine a light through the floats and if anything had been in them I would have seen it. I soaked the carbs and parts in Gunk carb cleaner over night, rinsed them out with a water hose and blew them dry with compressed air. The slow jets looked as clean as a whistle, where I couldnt see light through them before. But again I was cautioned by folks here that they might look good but in fact may not be...so I got new ones based on the recommendations. Red Eyes carb oring kit and parts are outstanding and inexpensive compared to the dealer...and Rich is a wonderful person to deal with..and honest vendor for a change...and helpful too.

There were some recommendations that I could use the old bowl gaskets if they werent brittle or broken. They were a tad smaller it seems when I put it back together, but I used a drop or two of Scotch 1300L glue to hold the corners in place on the bowl curves. I have been busy at work so no time to work on the bike. I havent had gas in the carbs yet or got the bike to run so I dont know if the bowls will leak or not...my guess is they wont. I need to reinstall the exh pipes on the left side and replace the bowl drain hoses...then we'll see. Sure wish Rich sold ALL of the hoses...

[Ricky-D]

None of those item need replacing.

Clean what you can, and reuse the gaskets.

Replacing that stuff is a waste of money and there are no benefits from getting new parts.

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[pocobubba]

jetsrus for all types of carb jets , hondaline for pilot screws , red eye for bowl gaskets