This is why you should avoid knockoff Mikuni carburetors

After my last video about how to tell a fake, here I go into why it matters.

[francorocha]

We mini bikers always use the vm22 fake micunni and always easy to tune an runs good

[ethanTbird]

Always try the knockoff before the genuine mikuni! Cheaper at first and if you're not especially great at tuning it's a cheap barrier to entry to tune out your ride. Then switch over to mikuni! They do make cheap knockoffs with greater exchangeability than described in the video. Note that mikuni is most definitely better, but not everyone has the money to throw down on something that still involves heavy tuning.

[guydurand]

I got clone on a 420cc and work perfectly!

[matthewhattia]

Not me watching this, with a fake carburettor💀

[rkzooplays]

Probably a old topic by now but can you compare a Go Power Sport Mikuni, equivalent vs a real Mikuni?

[bernardmt]

Thank u for ur video. I agreed 100% with u.

I was so dumb. Being con by mechanic sold me fake mikuni and paying RM300 for it. 🥲 the darn fake mikuni can’t even idle and is jerking my bike timing. Wasted many hours and days to try to get it to work.

In the end I need to fork out another RM200 for a original Keihin, installed it and after starting the bike up in 2 mins the timing was perfect. Moral story don’t buy fake, not worth it. ✌️

[stewartlemon]

Mikuni are sold thru agents only. Knock offs work well and all the jets plus the slide are compatible

[Bailey]

Where can i find a genuine 24mm mikuni? Having a hard time finding one that isnt the knock off.

[rutbuster]

I've had a 95% success rate with aftermarket carburetors and most aftermarket parts. However, some parts have to be OEM because the manufacturer hasn't released the patent or it's because of the difficult location of the part being replaced.

[thekoreyway]

My SSR came with a Mikuni carb from the factory and it has all the parts of the one on the left.. so you’re saying it’s fake from the factory. Why would they do that?

[NunzDanny]

Are there any other knockoffs that are more like the real counterpart?

[berrymcocner]

I bought a nock off it came with the same as the mikuni down to the t shop safely my friends

[djin]

I have a mikuni vm 24 single ss original from 78 at least, year of the bike, easy to set !

[Gail_Lee]

It is tunable alright. I’ve tried a few cheap knock-offs.

[motorax.service.motociclete]

not quite true, the idle screw is blunt on most Mikuni's. Few have longer end, many don't have baffle plates and pilot jets come in different shapes. Jet size missing would be the only true way to tell and the way it's stamped

[Godzilla]

Good luck buying a mikuni for a yamaha warrior there like 400 dollars

[Zach-ms]

I disagree. Knockoffs are easily tuneable.

[driver]

As if theres just one knockoff mikuni... you get the garbage for $20-30. You gotta buy one of the $30-50 ones with a jet kit well labeled. But still no splash protection and theyre funky sized but meh

[motorizedbicyclenationcu]

Just replace the needle w a OEM mikuni needle and the jet

[lusafur]

You got a crap copy cause I have a perfect copy and the real one and they run identical