Vt700 carb interchange - Honda Shadow Forums : Shadow Motorcycle Forum

oldbike · 06-14-2009, 08:07 AM

I was wondering if the 83-85 vt700 carbs would swap onto the 86-87 vt700 ?
Is it possible to use the 83-85 jet kit? I need the needle part.
The previous owner punched the baffles out of mine and it has a miss between 2500 and 3800 rpm that is from being lean, and there seems to be no jet kit for the 86-87 models to get it tuned.

tubes_rock · 06-14-2009, 10:14 PM

I'm not aware of a kit, but I know that the 1984/85 kit will not fit the 1986 carbs.

You don't need a kit. Just bump the main jet up two sizes, and the slow jets one or two sizes. (depending on where you like your pilot screws set)

If it's a matter of needing the needle, you can just re-order the stock needle from a Honda shop and use bigger jets to make the mixture richer.

--Justin

oldbike · 06-15-2009, 07:08 AM

Thanks Justin. I will get a small range of upward jets on order and fiddle with them.

06-14-2009, 08:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
oldbike Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jacksonville,Fl Posts: 271	Vt700 carb interchange I was wondering if the 83-85 vt700 carbs would swap onto the 86-87 vt700 ? Is it possible to use the 83-85 jet kit? I need the needle part. The previous owner punched the baffles out of mine and it has a miss between 2500 and 3800 rpm that is from being lean, and there seems to be no jet kit for the 86-87 models to get it tuned. __________________ 2003 RE Bullet, 1992 Vulcan 1500, 1978 Cb750K, 1976 Kz900/ Ural sidecar. 1971 Cb750 chopper project. 1970 Cb750K Pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27246804@N04/

06-14-2009, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
tubes_rock Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Northern NH Posts: 5,341	I'm not aware of a kit, but I know that the 1984/85 kit will not fit the 1986 carbs. You don't need a kit. Just bump the main jet up two sizes, and the slow jets one or two sizes. (depending on where you like your pilot screws set) If it's a matter of needing the needle, you can just re-order the stock needle from a Honda shop and use bigger jets to make the mixture richer. --Justin __________________ 2010 Honda NT700V 1986 Shadow 700 1986 Honda Trail 110 (Postie Bike)

06-15-2009, 07:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
oldbike Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jacksonville,Fl Posts: 271	Thanks Justin. I will get a small range of upward jets on order and fiddle with them. __________________ 2003 RE Bullet, 1992 Vulcan 1500, 1978 Cb750K, 1976 Kz900/ Ural sidecar. 1971 Cb750 chopper project. 1970 Cb750K Pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27246804@N04/

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