HELP!!!!!! GK73A Carb needles

[M1KE]

Are these stock needles? Or something special? I'll look in my collection when I have a second.

[griff488]

Are these stock needles? Or something special? I'll look in my collection when I have a second.

Hi mate

As far as i know they are the stock needles for the GSXR400. I had it confirmed by Suzuki but they dont make them any more!!

Cheers Griff

[Neilos-888]

hi i bought some for my gk73a a few years back i still got em knocking about. I will try and find em and see where they came from.

[Neilos-888]

right i found i only got one. its a genuine suzuki part and the number is 13383-32C10 and i got it from BAT motorcycles. if i remember it did take a while.

[griff488]

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uote="Neilos-888"]right i found i only got one. its a genuine suzuki part and the number is 13383-32C10 and i got it from BAT motorcycles. if i remember it did take a while.[/quote]

Thanks for the info mate. Bat motorcycles are closed down now. I have been talking to nrp who are trying to get some made for mebut they're cllosed for xmas now so fingers crossed they come up with the goods!!
Suzuki no longer make them nor to Mikuni so I'll just have to wait till NRP get back to me

Cheers Griff

[Neilos-888]

yea sorry i cant be of more use. they are a real pain tho i remember mine where worn so bad one wore straight through and dropped off! never before on any bike have i replaced a needle. what makes them wear so much? just bought another gk73a i'll go pick it up after christmas good luck with yours.

[Variablevalves suck]

If they are still available in Japan then you could try Riders of Yeovil who deal straight out of Jp.
Another way to go is the Dyno jet kit for the Bandit4 at a cost of £115, is expensive as you get needles, springs and jets but will work. If you wanted to go this way i would only use the needles and stick to standard spring as the B4 has different hole drillings in the slides, also you get dyno jet jets that are not rated the same as the Mikuni jet so the 100 dyno jet jets are if i remember correctly smaller than the same size Mikuni jet. The Mikuni std needles are a very thick needle and this is why they go bad, Dyno jet needles and Factorypro are much thinner and you should drop the main jets a couple to compensate.
Anyone reading this should NOT apply this to the GK76A as this has different needles.

[M1KE]

If theyre standard needles I should have a set just gotta find them in the shed.

[griff488]

If theyre standard needles I should have a set just gotta find them in the shed.

Hi Mike

They are the standard needles and if you do have some that'd be brilliant! Theyre harder to get hold of than ice from the sea of tranquility!!

Cheers Griff

[M1KE]

Well, i have a set, of 5DH7's although they have some very strange wear at the top. Do you have a set at all or are your set also worn? These would probably work with a bit of chemical metal to fill them. You can have them for £5 posted.

I also have a couple of good sets of 5EZ80's which are standard bandit needles although these are quite different to a gsxr needle.