Hello some advice required please

[Rickwilson]

I was a member on the site many years ago, i currently have a few bikes, here's a couple of my air cooled ones.

Has anyone ever fitted a mk2 set of bandit 1200 carbs to one of these engines. I wanted a set of mk 1 carbs but wasted my cash and bought the wrong ones, will they fit ? 

Edited November 25, 2020 by Rickwilson

[TonyGee]

the carb spacing is different on mk2's  compared to mk1's .  you might have problems lining them up ? but not sure if you can find rubbers to match.  

[Rickwilson]

2 hours ago, TonyGee said:

the carb spacing is different on mk2's  compared to mk1's .  you might have problems lining them up ? but not sure if you can find rubbers to match.  

I think the stub size is different as well, i was told they were mk1 but alas not, i think i might cut my losses and sell them on.

Thanks for the reply

 

[Reinhoud]

Mikuni RS34

[tomtom66]

Love the katana 

There is a great bit of info in the second post  in the oil cooled section.

Al you need to know about what carbs will fit.

Good luck

[KATANAMANGLER]

1 hour ago, Reinhoud said:

Mikuni RS34

The RS34 flatslides will just work with a minimum of fucking about.  I have 36s on mine but it is tuned 1230. Is that a UK thou you have? ( just based on the smoothbore carbs)

[Rickwilson]

7 hours ago, KATANAMANGLER said:

The RS34 flatslides will just work with a minimum of fucking about.  I have 36s on mine but it is tuned 1230. Is that a UK thou you have? ( just based on the smoothbore carbs)

Yes it is a uk1000 with the vm32ss carbs

Ive owned it for a number of years but did a full rebuild on it during the lockdown, i put a gs1000 top yoke on it to fit raised bars, I'm not as young as i was when i got it, its a great bike

 

 

[cnap504]

Just curious, what’s not to like about the vm32’s ?