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Old 03-30-2009, 12:47 PM   #5 (permalink)
Tygen1
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I believe the Hodaka Ace was a two stroke, if so the carbs will not tune correctly because the slides are shaped differently than four stroke slides. I wouldn't touch Amals when Keihen carbs from many four cylinder hondas are in abundance. I would try to get a set of mechanical (not vacuum) carbs off an early '70's Honda CB-750. There is a good aftermarket for them, you can get the adapter boots with them, they will not be too big, and they will be very easy to tune. I'd favor an undersize carb because it will help your low end responce, giving a better vacuum signal over the venturi so it will be easy to tune. Also, if you use those Honda carbs, you can use the throttle cables right off of it to make sinc'ing a cinch.
Just my two cents...
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