Jim's 1980 SG Miss September

[5twins]

I found another listing for them on eBay with a nice close-up pic, and they are the ARS brand. You should be good to go with them.

 

[Jim]

More Bling....
Removed 40 yrs of yellowed lacquer and corrosion, polished, and painted in the details.

Sorry.... once again forgot to take the "before" pics.

 

[Jim]

I found another listing for them on eBay with a nice close-up pic, and they are the ARS brand. You should be good to go with them.

Thanks, 'preciate it.

 

[59Tebo]

Holy Handrail !!!

 

[gggGary]

Is that a rumble I hear off to the west??? Soon I hope!

 

[Mailman]

Lookin good Jim, boy you’re getting close! I can’t wait to see the old seat go back on!

 

[Jim]

Is that a rumble I hear off to the west???

Sorry.... had mexican for lunch....

Waitin' on the Motion Pro cables you suggested.... Carb stuff.... still gotta see if I can fix some holes in a crappy pair of muffles I picked up. Maybe this weekend. Dunno.... throw the wife in as a wild card....

 

[Jim]

Lookin good Jim, boy you’re getting close!

It's come a long way ain't it....

I can’t wait to see the old seat go back on!

Ain't happenin'

 

[59Tebo]

So, Jim, what if you put a new (restored) seat on it, with a fresh eyeball painted on it?....

 

[gggGary]

Jim don't use that old seat I found a great one.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/157198881622754/?ref=netego_ssfy_www

 

[Jim]

Jim don't use that old seat I found a great one.

And only a hundred bucks....

 

[Jim]

 

[Mailman]

The lights are on....somebody’s home.

 

[Jim]

Intake rubbers just showed up. TourMax....ARS... whatever. Excellent made in Japan quality

That's the good news. Bad news is my floats sank
Once again... waiting on parts.

 

[5twins]

Did you order new brass ones or are you making the switch to plastic? This is another one of those parts that are quite a bit cheaper from Suzuki. Yamaha asks a pretty penny for either type .....

The brass .....
https://www.partzilla.com/product/y...?ref=427639b4d7c4e0acc6bf4063c5656036c87f86ba
The plastic .....
https://www.partzilla.com/product/y...?ref=3a316966421ec43f2936feb6baa4ef7b4ea1fdf2

Suzuki's prices are much more reasonable, you can get the pair for about the cost of one from Yamaha .....

The brass .....
https://www.partzilla.com/product/suzuki/13250-37100
The plastic .....
https://www.partzilla.com/product/suzuki/13250-44080

 

[Jim]

So the brass Suzuki ones are identical to the Yamaha ones?

 

[5twins]

Yes, that I can vouch for. My buddy ordered a pair for his 1980 carbs. I haven't tried the plastic ones yet but as near as I can tell they should match the Yamaha plastic ones as well. It's more difficult now to compare this stuff since they stopped putting actual parts photos on the site. But I did get some while they still did. Going by these, I was confident enough they were the same to recommend my buddy try them. As you can see, size and shape are the same, everything's the same (brackets, tabs, bracket extrusions), they're the same float .....

 

[Jim]

As you can see, size and shape are the same, everything's the same (brackets, tabs, bracket extrusions), they're the same float .....

OK, based on that, I just cancelled the $80 Yamaha ones and ordered the Suzuki's for half that. Thanks.

 

[5twins]

Suzuki has very good prices on some carb related items, others not so much. For example, they charge more than Yamaha for their float needle and seat assemblies.

 

[grizld1]

Beautiful work, Jim! Just to confirm, Tour Max is not a manufacturer, it's a house brand label used by K&L Distributing. Tour Max carb boots are made by ARS, the original equipment manufacturer used by Yamaha. Tour Max boots can be ordered through any shop with a K&L catalogue (that's most of 'em). Their seal kits are also made by ARS (also OEM for Yamaha).

Great research job on the carb parts, 5twins! Lately I've been buying jets and other carb parts from Niche Cycle. They offer a choice, clearly labeled, between genuine Mikuni and knockoff brass, and their price for the real thing is what others are charging for Brand X Chiwanese crap.