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Old 07-18-2018, 10:18 AM   #254 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Gotta love the good old big-singles, such as the XL-600/650 and the Suzuki DR 800. BTW was the dual-carb XL-250 also available there in the U.S.? It's been troublesome enough in Brazil that most owners had that "progressive" dual-carb setup replaced by a single carburettor.
I don't know about the Honda but my wife's 1997 Yamaha SRX250 (single cylinder) had two carbs. One mechanical and one vacuum activated. It was horrible to keep in tune and running right. When it did work it worked well with low consumption at low RPM and good power at high RPM.
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