mikuni slide help

[ram33]

after a couple of days wasted swapping bits around, i have just found out why 2 slides drop nice and slow and one drops quick
the 2 slow slides only have 1 (smaller) hole in bottom (see pic)
ive got 2 sets of carbs, both off tigers afaik, yet 2 have the single hole and 4 have the 2 holes.
obviously someone has swapped something in the past.
which slides are the correct ones for my steamer?

[JayDub]

Mine have three holes in all three.

[ram33]

Thanks for the reply.
So yours were the same as the bottom one in pic ?
Did the slides drop fast then?

[Sin_Tiger]

Should only have the two holes. I'll place a small wager that the 3 holed one that drops fast is from a Suzuki.

[ram33]

Should only have the two holes. I'll place a small wager that the 3 holed one that drops fast is from a Suzuki.

It seems strange that in 2 sets of (3) carbs, I've got 4 with the 3 holes and 2 with 2 holes?
I've been having a problem with revs slow to return to tickover and wondered if it was because
2 were slow to drop, but if they def should have only 2 holes then maybe not

[JayDub]

I'm pretty sure that mine have three holes (inc the one for the needle), they're definately all the same  the same as the r/h pic, but I ain't pulling them out again... yet  and all three are free falling - almost a sloppy fit, also mine have curved bottoms like the one on the right, not flat as the left one has.
I would call/email a dealer, or Steve at Motocarb: sales@motocarb.co.uk

[ram33]

I'm pretty sure that mine have three holes (inc the one for the needle), they're definately all the same  the same as the r/h pic, but I ain't pulling them out again... yet  and all three are free falling - almost a sloppy fit, also mine have curved bottoms like the one on the right, not flat as the left one has.
I would call/email a dealer, or Steve at Motocarb: sales@motocarb.co.uk

tell me about it, ive had mine off about 10 times in the past month - can do it in about 30 mins now.
the slide both have the same curved bottom, its just a bad pic.

[ram33]

is it possible there are 3 holes because some has fitted dyno jet kit in past?

[Sin_Tiger]

With the Dynojet kits, I've been told by my then regular mechanic and a guy who sells them and runs a dyno, that blocking off one of the holes is the most common practice, mine was done that way when I got it. Bogged until 3000 then took off like a Scotsman at a vegetarian convention.

[ram33]

With the Dynojet kits, I've been told by my then regular mechanic and a guy who sells them and runs a dyno, that blocking off one of the holes is the most common practice, mine was done that way when I got it. Bogged until 3000 then took off like a Scotsman at a vegetarian convention.

So that means the slides have 3 holes as standard? (1 being the needle hole) and not 2

[Sin_Tiger]

Yup, apologies if my response was misleading I wasn't counting that one and couldn't see the pic previously.

[ram33]

Yup, apologies if my response was misleading I wasn't counting that one and couldn't see the pic previously.

That's good then - 2 votes for the 3 hole slides
Hopefully that will explain the slow drop to tickover then
Don't know where the odd 2 hole slides are from then?
Just got to swap the cyl head now