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Offline Yuppie_88 (Luke)

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Carb Gasket Sets; Pattern vs Genuine
« on: June 28, 2025, 09:29:55 AM »
Hi all,

I'm in the process of stripping the carbs on my K4. Does anyone have experience with the David Silver pattern parts carb set? Are they any good? Or should I consider spending the extra £60 difference for the genuine sets.

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Offline royhall

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Re: Carb Gasket Sets; Pattern vs Genuine
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2025, 09:34:16 AM »
If genuine is available and you can afford it go that route. Some of the cheaper carb kits tend to be of varying quality. I've been lucky a few times with the kits but genuine is virtually guaranteed good.

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Re: Carb Gasket Sets; Pattern vs Genuine
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2025, 11:47:44 PM »
The gaskets are fine. Avoid aftermarket Keyster brass. They didn't match the original Keihin and my bike ran rich. I cleaned up the Keihin originals and am now fine.
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Re: Carb Gasket Sets; Pattern vs Genuine
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2025, 07:01:31 PM »
Thank you, I bit the bullet and went for the genuine set. £100 worth of rubber!  :'(
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