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Kato · 14-03-2018, 03:24 PM

Plenty of TDMR kits around and are a good carb very much fit and forget, but as you have already discovered not much info on them, back in the day only Suzuki favoured Mikuni on their race machines everybody else went with Keihin, that in itself tells a story.

They are good very reliable and stay in tune way better than an FCR easier to setup but they don't give the same sharp power delivery also they don't give that lovely noise you get from properly set up FCR's, don't expect to find massive amounts of good tuning tips/tech info on them because it does not exist unless you can speak Japanese or American as they are very common upg on Hardley's

Useless bit of info Mikuni sizes are always even 36,38,40mm
-----------------------Keihin are odd 39,41mm

Depending on what you want from your motor ?

Should you wish to ring every last horse it has to offer then FCR

If your going for modest performance upg the TDMR's are a good choice, smooth reliability with performance upg, way better fuel efficiency, just a better all round carb then the stock 38's, plus as you say you get to keep your choke and save a few quid

14-03-2018, 03:24 PM	#2
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,228	Plenty of TDMR kits around and are a good carb very much fit and forget, but as you have already discovered not much info on them, back in the day only Suzuki favoured Mikuni on their race machines everybody else went with Keihin, that in itself tells a story. They are good very reliable and stay in tune way better than an FCR easier to setup but they don't give the same sharp power delivery also they don't give that lovely noise you get from properly set up FCR's, don't expect to find massive amounts of good tuning tips/tech info on them because it does not exist unless you can speak Japanese or American as they are very common upg on Hardley's Useless bit of info Mikuni sizes are always even 36,38,40mm -----------------------Keihin are odd 39,41mm Depending on what you want from your motor ? Should you wish to ring every last horse it has to offer then FCR If your going for modest performance upg the TDMR's are a good choice, smooth reliability with performance upg, way better fuel efficiency, just a better all round carb then the stock 38's, plus as you say you get to keep your choke and save a few quid __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime"