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[grahamwalker]

Which carb is best for 350 Indian bullets?
Amal monoblock minuki or the indian one

[Bullet Whisperer]

Monobloc without a doubt.

[PeteF]

Nothing wrong with the original unless you're tuning the head.

[Mickey]

Depends what you mean by best. If it's to make an Indian Bullet look like an early Redditch Bullet then the Amal with separate float bowl is the choice. Monoblock & (I think) concentric were only fitted to later models.
If its to make a modern Indian Bullet look like an early Indian then a Bing (or a Villiers carb as was fitted to my 1979 Bullet) would be appropriate.
If its carb. performance you want all the Amals have a proper graduated choke control which is useful (as well as looking 'right')
But the Mikarb (Mikuni) does the job simply & efficiently, can be adjusted on the move without a screwdriver & dare I say, seems to wear less than some Amals.
That's my view anyway.(3 Bullets) REgards Mick.

[Beezabryan]

Are you trying to mend summat that ain't broke?
As PeterF says - Micarb is fine
However if you want to chuck some money away and like fannying around trying to get the damn thing running properly then go for Amal

[grahamwalker]

Originally it had a Villiers carb on,(1977) but put a Monoblock on it as I could not find the spares, the carb is knackered so need some thing to put on, the bike is original but for an Redditch 7" front wheel and brake. If I choose a modern card it will be a minuki (Japan)and not the makuni.
ps the head was breathed on abit ans sits at over 1".

[Mickey]

Hi Graham, My Villiers carb was also worn out and as I couldn't find a better one replaced it with a second hand Amal concentric because I liked to keep the original (1979) handlebar controls with fitted choke control. Amal worked o.k. but while replacing some worn bits I temporarily fitted an Indian Mikarb which worked very well. As I'm sure you know the Mikarb is a copy of a Mikuni but is a lot cheaper than the model it's based on(if it's even still available!).REgards, Mick

[JTL]

Graham.. I have no experience with the 350, but I just put a new Mikuni 32mm flat slide carb on my 500 (tuned head from mr H). It´s the best I have ever riden on the 500. Before I struggled with a 28mm Mikcarb. It worked ok, but far too small so I could never get enough fuel through the carb. I have really struggled with a 30mm Amal MK2. Size wise much better, but too crude in the jetting. The Mikuni flat slide just do the job. It¨s easy to jet and extremely respondsive on the throttle. I believe you can find a flat slide to suit your 350... But then again what is "the best carb". Is it the looks you are going for or the riding qualities... regards Jacob

[kurt]

I'm restoring a 1995 R.E. 500. I purchased the 535 big bore kit. I had planned on upgrading my vm28 carb to the specs listed in the Hitchcock's catalog (page 18, 117.5 main jet, P0 needle jet, 27.5 pilot jet). Several message board posts here recommended Bell's four-stroke performance tuning book. In the carburation chapter, he has a table titled "Recommended slide-type Mikuni carburettor sizes". The table has a "cylinder displacement (cc)" column. In the 500-650 cc row, his recommended carburettor size is 36 mm. should I upgrade as planned or buy a larger carb?

[Norm]

36mm???