04 200 Carb on a 97 220?
Posted: 01:08 pm Jun 07 2022
Hello,
Long story short, I recently moved back to the east coast, which put me not only closer to my family, but also closer to the 97 220 I bought in 2017. At that point I was living in California and the bike was for sale within 15 minutes of where I grew up. My dad went and picked it up for me for what was at the time a steal, never mind in relation to what it would go for now! Anyhow, it was used sparingly by the PO in its early days, but sat in a shed for the last 10+ years. The bike is all original with the exception of newer tires. Since I purchased it, it has been sitting in my parents garage. It starts and runs solid despite only getting back home once a year. I would only putt it around their half acre lawn or around the neighborhood just to run it. Last summer a new top end went into it. Beyond that I have been collecting OEM replacement parts and also everything I needed to do a KX fork swap. Next on the list was the carb. Do I just dial in the jetting or go LECTRON. For the time being I settled for cleaning up the jetting.
Well after pulling the carb, I found out I would need a replacement regardless of whether I stay stock or go LECTRON! Not sure if anyone else has seen a carb pitted and eroding like this (see below pictures)? I was pretty blown away that it still ran pretty decent despite some low end bog.
So finally, onto my question: Can I use my stock 04 200 carb on my 97 220? I would hate to buy something new if I can use the carb from my 200 because it is in perfect condition. Any insight or advice is greatly appreciated!
Thank you.
Long story short, I recently moved back to the east coast, which put me not only closer to my family, but also closer to the 97 220 I bought in 2017. At that point I was living in California and the bike was for sale within 15 minutes of where I grew up. My dad went and picked it up for me for what was at the time a steal, never mind in relation to what it would go for now! Anyhow, it was used sparingly by the PO in its early days, but sat in a shed for the last 10+ years. The bike is all original with the exception of newer tires. Since I purchased it, it has been sitting in my parents garage. It starts and runs solid despite only getting back home once a year. I would only putt it around their half acre lawn or around the neighborhood just to run it. Last summer a new top end went into it. Beyond that I have been collecting OEM replacement parts and also everything I needed to do a KX fork swap. Next on the list was the carb. Do I just dial in the jetting or go LECTRON. For the time being I settled for cleaning up the jetting.
Well after pulling the carb, I found out I would need a replacement regardless of whether I stay stock or go LECTRON! Not sure if anyone else has seen a carb pitted and eroding like this (see below pictures)? I was pretty blown away that it still ran pretty decent despite some low end bog.
So finally, onto my question: Can I use my stock 04 200 carb on my 97 220? I would hate to buy something new if I can use the carb from my 200 because it is in perfect condition. Any insight or advice is greatly appreciated!
Thank you.
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