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Can make out the difference between smoothboars carbs and not smoothboars?

Mikey, I take it you are trying to recognise a smoothbore carb against a standard carb.
I can only talk about Mikuni carbs 28mm, 29 and 26's and only relative to Z1 series and the Z900 and later Z1000's A1

The Z1 has a 28 mm set of Mikuni carbs, they are recognised by there 17 mm hex headed screw drain and the 2 screw flat top lid.

The later Z1A & Z1B had 28mm Mikuni carbs that looked the same as the Z1 except they did not have the 17 mm hex drain plug, but rather a round slotted screw angled for convenience on the bottom of the float bowl

The Z900-A4 and the Z1000 had 26 mm Mikuni carbs had the "high top" lid with three screws and a similar drain screw as the Z1A & Z1B.

Now the Mikuni 29 mm smoothbores are instantly recognised by the Hex screw drain plug and the "high tops" of the later carbs.
RegardZ

and they have chrome sliders

The 33 smoothbore carbs are a lot larger than standard carbs to look at. ?do you have a set

Smoothboar carbs are a pig to set up

zed1015 wrote:Smoothboar carbs are a pig to set up

but on the plus side Rob, you get extra grunt

Also tend to make you hog the road!


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They also make it easier to squeal the tyres, especially if fitted to a chop and are prefered by riders who like to do a bit of scratching.

zed1015 wrote:They also make it easier to squeal the tyres, especially if fitted to a chop and are prefered by riders who like to do a bit of pork scratching.

now we're upsetting pigford, could end up in an hambulance

Crofty wrote:now we're upsetting pigford, could end up in an hambulance

Sorry! it's just a bit of light hearted ribbing

You lot know I don't have a sense of humour

Fuck i knew that .
Thanks for the help . Be safe

zed1015 wrote:Smoothboar carbs are a pig to set up

run the pilots smaller than the 25 std and close the air screws down


all those innuendos and he didn't even say owt

Thought a PIGTURE might help

Above is 29mm smoothbore, small square casting just above float bowl and the hex drain plug at bottom just visible


Plain VM28SS or 26mm carbs look like this