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Sad to here you might miss an event Fred, because of something probably simple, but hard to find.
Hope it turns out OK in the end.
I have had the same trouble with the Gaskets from day one, and have had the Carbs to bits many
times now, more than I like, as the screws are a little loose from new.
I fill the groove in the Bowl with grease so the gasket will stay in place, it works if
you act quickly.
I guess we all knew when we bought this setup that they were incredibly well priced as far as
Flat slide Carb Kits go, and in my case, (being a staunch Mik man) only decided to try them
after reading many reports from happy customers. Unfortunately for me, after reading the debate
re these Carbs being made by Kiehin, as genuine PWKs are, I thought the debate was settled.
Living in Australia, means 10-14 days wait for anything from overseas, except N.Z. so I decided to
go to my local Kiehin dealer, (a 15 min drive) to buy a pair of Slides with less Cuttaway, and or
a pair of Needles with a slightly steeper secondary taper.
Unfortunately, the Parts are not the same, don't look the same, and the part numbers are not the same.
The jets might be, but not sure, when I tried different ones, in a jump of one size, things were radically different.
Jim doesn't have other slides, there are none avaliable.
I don't see different slides on the Mikes XS page.
For the $500.00 delivered price, to my door, I am happy, but need to eliminate a spit back at small throttle openings.
It's Winter, cold and wet, at the moment so productivity is low.
Jim has sent me a pair of altered Needles, but initial testing was thwarted by a Boyer problem.
We'll get it right I'm sure, hopefully.
AC.
Hope it turns out OK in the end.
I have had the same trouble with the Gaskets from day one, and have had the Carbs to bits many
times now, more than I like, as the screws are a little loose from new.
I fill the groove in the Bowl with grease so the gasket will stay in place, it works if
you act quickly.
I guess we all knew when we bought this setup that they were incredibly well priced as far as
Flat slide Carb Kits go, and in my case, (being a staunch Mik man) only decided to try them
after reading many reports from happy customers. Unfortunately for me, after reading the debate
re these Carbs being made by Kiehin, as genuine PWKs are, I thought the debate was settled.
Living in Australia, means 10-14 days wait for anything from overseas, except N.Z. so I decided to
go to my local Kiehin dealer, (a 15 min drive) to buy a pair of Slides with less Cuttaway, and or
a pair of Needles with a slightly steeper secondary taper.
Unfortunately, the Parts are not the same, don't look the same, and the part numbers are not the same.
The jets might be, but not sure, when I tried different ones, in a jump of one size, things were radically different.
Jim doesn't have other slides, there are none avaliable.
I don't see different slides on the Mikes XS page.
For the $500.00 delivered price, to my door, I am happy, but need to eliminate a spit back at small throttle openings.
It's Winter, cold and wet, at the moment so productivity is low.
Jim has sent me a pair of altered Needles, but initial testing was thwarted by a Boyer problem.
We'll get it right I'm sure, hopefully.
AC.