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Dinqua, I have some Mikuni Round slides on my XS650 hardtail project, they are around 350 bucks a set which included (for the XS) the manifold clamps, throttle cables, and basically everything needed to bolt them on.

I think they are 34mm which would be a little small for our bikes, but what do you think the benefit over roundslides vs flatslides is? Flatslides flow better, right? I think one could make up a set of these roundslides pretty cheaply, and they would be much better than stock.

Thoughts?



Flatsides work much better.
But you need to remove the airboxes from our bikes to mount these. Well, you may be able to cob your box somehow and make them work, but the 36mm Mikunis are pretty much a blot on with new cables, airfilters, a simple brace to hold them together and the fronts foit the intake manifolds already. Thenm you need to dial them in. That's where it gets funner.
Ed stopped in yesterday to offer his help with them since he already has them on his BA. I need to get measurements so I can get some stainless cut for the back brace. I was out clothes shopping with my daughters (by the way, you think motorcycles are expensive? Try shopping for two teenaged daughters for school clothes! Yumpin freakin yiminees are they costly! I could buy a nice BMW for what they cost me)

Anyway, maybe play with them today.

Oh yea, the $350 is way more than I paid at Pro-Flo form the 36mm flatsides. TM-36 and a 2-1 cable and s/h was still less than that.

A word to the wise is not necessary. It is the stupid ones who need the advice. Pat