Hi There Steve, That carburetor sure does look complicated like a part that NASA would use on one of their spaceship missions, Lol. Thanks for another great video.

@StevesDIYs

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Hey man ! Thanks ! Yep, these Mikuni carbs are quite complicated even compared to the old Hitachi’s from the first Gen Viragos. They really wanted these bikes to hav a smooth acceleration back in the ‘80’s lol. All the best !

I have a 1982 xv920 and you have been a tremendous help to me. It is a please to watch an craftsman at work, even if it's a bike I don't own. Love the pee pad and take out box.

@StevesDIYs

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Thanks man ! Yep, doggy pee pads are super handy for stuff like this for sure since they soak up the carb cleaner as well as keep parts from rolling around. It’s always interesting to see how the different carbs compare on design…these Mikunis are much more complicated than the Hitachis on my 1st Gens (probably like your 920 ones if you still have the stock ones on), but I do like the center linkage design better on these. If only that had put the air/fuel mix on the bottom like the Hitachi carbs so they were easier to get to, lol.

I'm having a problem with my Virago xv 1100. Fuel comes out of the carburetor nipple every time I start the engine. Do you have any solution, please?

@StevesDIYs

2 ай бұрын

Hey man ! Since the 1100’s have a fuel pump, if the carb float shut off valve in the carbs is not closing off good (it typically has a rubber tip on it that gets worn out over time) the pump will keep pumping fuel and it will get higher than the fuel bowls and flow out of the ports or front of the carb. The other possibility is that the tab that sets the fuel level on the float was not set right and it’s allowing the fuel level to be too high before blocking the flow with the valve. I’d start there and see if new float needles fix it (and while the carbs are off…check the fuel levels in the bowls) to se f that takes care of the issue 👍. Hope this helps a bit and all the best ! Steve