I just picked up my new, to me, 1998 ST1100 without ABS. The carbs are going to need some cleaning before I can put any miles on her. I know that I can dump a bunch of chems in the tank and see if that will clean things up. I'm coming from some old school late 70's early 80's JDM era bikes and always like to have a spare set of carbs, rebuilt and ready for install, just in case.
My question is: What year carbs are compatible with my 1998? I seem to see a break point somewhere around 1995 but not sure if true or why. The plan is to pick up the spare carbs and rebuild them in advance. Once rebuilt, I can then replace and sync them in short order. That also give me some time and experience with a new style of carb. I'm VERY familiar with rebuilding Mikuni CV and VM carbs but have not done any Keihin carbs. The Keihin carbs are pretty much the same principle as the Mikuni CV's so not expecting any major issues there. I'm pretty much set up to perform the dip and sonic cleaning at the house. Just need to source out the O-rings and gaskets. I have a supplier that I use but any suggestions would be appreciated. Curious if there are any currently doing rebuilds in the US? Don't want to step on anyone's toes but I currently do Suzuki Mikuni carbs and always have a few sets for various bikes laying around. Might consider adding the ST carbs to the bunch.
I'm VERY familiar with rebuilding Mikuni CV and VM carbs but have not done any Keihin downdraft carbs. The Keihin carbs are pretty much the same principle as the Mikuni CV's so not expecting any major issues there. I'm pretty much set up to perform the dip, sonic cleaning and bench sync at the house. I just need to source out the O-rings and gaskets. I have a supplier that I use but any suggestions would be appreciated. Curious if there are any currently doing rebuilds in the US? Don't want to step on anyone's toes but I currently do Suzuki Mikuni carbs and always have a few sets for various bikes laying around. Might consider adding the ST carbs to the bunch.
Curious if there are any currently doing rebuilds in the US? Don't want to step on anyone's toes but I currently do Suzuki Mikuni carbs and always have a few sets for various bikes laying around for sale. Might consider adding the ST carbs to the bunch. I seem to see a lot of used carbs for sale.
My question is: What year carbs are compatible with my 1998? I seem to see a break point somewhere around 1995 but not sure if true or why. The plan is to pick up the spare carbs and rebuild them in advance. Once rebuilt, I can then replace and sync them in short order. That also give me some time and experience with a new style of carb. I'm VERY familiar with rebuilding Mikuni CV and VM carbs but have not done any Keihin carbs. The Keihin carbs are pretty much the same principle as the Mikuni CV's so not expecting any major issues there. I'm pretty much set up to perform the dip and sonic cleaning at the house. Just need to source out the O-rings and gaskets. I have a supplier that I use but any suggestions would be appreciated. Curious if there are any currently doing rebuilds in the US? Don't want to step on anyone's toes but I currently do Suzuki Mikuni carbs and always have a few sets for various bikes laying around. Might consider adding the ST carbs to the bunch.
I'm VERY familiar with rebuilding Mikuni CV and VM carbs but have not done any Keihin downdraft carbs. The Keihin carbs are pretty much the same principle as the Mikuni CV's so not expecting any major issues there. I'm pretty much set up to perform the dip, sonic cleaning and bench sync at the house. I just need to source out the O-rings and gaskets. I have a supplier that I use but any suggestions would be appreciated. Curious if there are any currently doing rebuilds in the US? Don't want to step on anyone's toes but I currently do Suzuki Mikuni carbs and always have a few sets for various bikes laying around. Might consider adding the ST carbs to the bunch.
Curious if there are any currently doing rebuilds in the US? Don't want to step on anyone's toes but I currently do Suzuki Mikuni carbs and always have a few sets for various bikes laying around for sale. Might consider adding the ST carbs to the bunch. I seem to see a lot of used carbs for sale.