Carb floats

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I've just completed the rebuild of my XS650D but discovered I had a fuel overflow due to a punctured carb float. Prices for replacements seemed a bit steep so I looked around for an alternative and found one, which other members might be interested in: Floats for Royal Enfields are identical and you can pick them up for around £5.
 
Found this pic on the net.
RE-CarbFloat-pic3-850x465.jpg

I think it's for a RE-350 single.
That 2.25" width is 57mm. Ours run about 64mm wide.
A cautionary tale:

http://www.xs650.com/threads/cruzinimage-bs38-carburetor-floats-review.51657/
 
61.31mm outer width,
32.24mm inner space.

That makes a 14.5mm float body width.
Same as those funky, narrow cruzinimage floats.

Ours are 16.4mm wide.


He says with aplomb and alacrity.

Or was that "A plum and a laxative"...?
 
10.6 cm3 volume compared to 11.9 cm3 shouldn't make any real difference to their buoyancy.
They are also identical in width to the floats I removed, although I don't have any way of knowing if the old floats were genuine or not.
All I can say is that they work fine and they're a fraction of the cost of alternatives here in the UK e.g. Yambits at £36.99
 
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