Mikuni choke?????
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Download the Mikuni section. It'll have diagrams and parts listings for everything you need to know about the VM.
P.S. This has some nice tuning info on the VM.
http://carburetor-manual.com/mikuni-typ ... p-553.html
Download the Mikuni section. It'll have diagrams and parts listings for everything you need to know about the VM.
P.S. This has some nice tuning info on the VM.
http://carburetor-manual.com/mikuni-typ ... p-553.html
Yes it has a choke (edit(starter assist)) lever.
http://www.sudco.com/CatalogJPG/117.jpg
I tried the choke (edit(starter assist)) cable kit and felt it to be more trouble than it's worth.
38MM? It's gonna be a tight fit. You may need to angle it a bit even with the 45 degree cable fitting.
http://www.sudco.com/CatalogJPG/117.jpg
I tried the choke (edit(starter assist)) cable kit and felt it to be more trouble than it's worth.
38MM? It's gonna be a tight fit. You may need to angle it a bit even with the 45 degree cable fitting.
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Mikunis do NOT have a "choke".
They have a lever that you push down which enriches the mixture by decreasing the air through the pilot jet.
This allows a cold engine to start easily.
This lever should be immediately pulled up after the bike starts, and then hold the idle with the throttle for a brief warm up before riding gently away.'
It is a "starter assist", and not a choke.
They have a lever that you push down which enriches the mixture by decreasing the air through the pilot jet.
This allows a cold engine to start easily.
This lever should be immediately pulled up after the bike starts, and then hold the idle with the throttle for a brief warm up before riding gently away.'
It is a "starter assist", and not a choke.
I put the cable kit on my VM34 and like it a lot - the lever was hard to reach through the gas lines, etc. Had to fabricate a cable to get good length. This is on a '75 Mk III.
What bike are you putting the VM38 on? Mine came with a VM38 and I never could get it to run right so I bought a new 34 - but still interested to see if I could get the 38 to run well on the bike.
What bike are you putting the VM38 on? Mine came with a VM38 and I never could get it to run right so I bought a new 34 - but still interested to see if I could get the 38 to run well on the bike.
Hey Tigman
I hope to see you and your bike on the road soon!
If you remember when I started your bike I flipped the lever down to start and then immediately flipped it up when the bike fired up. Nearly all Mikuni's have a lever where the copy kats have a black plunger on the side.
Those of you who haven't bought a new Mikuni kit lately. The body of the carb is shorter and fatter to give you more clearance at the top. It's still tight though.
Tim
I hope to see you and your bike on the road soon!
If you remember when I started your bike I flipped the lever down to start and then immediately flipped it up when the bike fired up. Nearly all Mikuni's have a lever where the copy kats have a black plunger on the side.
Those of you who haven't bought a new Mikuni kit lately. The body of the carb is shorter and fatter to give you more clearance at the top. It's still tight though.
Tim
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