Dear All,
Anyone have pair of Dellorto 40s for my LeMans project?
Regards,
Steve A
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They’re getting hard to find in good condition.
The last pair that I had held on to for a project sold for a princely sim and went to New Zealand.
There must be sets gathering dust.
Good luck with the search.
You’re not kidding…
When I saw the price new, I cried!
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Le Mans 1000?
Le Mans 1,2,3 use 36 mm carbs.
I have a pair of 36 but I also have a Le Mans 2 engine which they go with.
I might split them but I need to think hard about it.
Russell
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Think it’s a special rather than a stock. Unless it’s a LMV
Thanks for taking an interest.
My project is based on a LeMans IV - 16" front wheel.
It has a freshly built 948cc (1000) engine and requires 40mm Dellortos.
So far they seem to be as rare as hens teeth…
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£270 + vat each from eurocarb in Reading.
probably a better deal than a crusty s/h pair that you will have to rebuild anyway.
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Hi Nik,
You’re probably right but it was worth asking…
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Just a thought. As it’s a special does it have to have Dellortos?
There was a trend for fitting Amals to LeMans I & IIs in the early 80s. There are some good quality Mikuni replicas around now.
I might look into that but I’m not sure I’ve got a big enough brain to work out what I would need in a different design of carb. Having said that I did run my 1100 Sport with flat slide Keihins from Raceco for a while - the bike flew, but with no cold start circuit, it wasn’t popular with my neighbours!
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Amals?? Why? They are all rubbish compared with Mikunis and Dellortos, apart from the Concentric Mk2, which is a copy of a Mikuni anyway.
The Mk1 is one of the worst carbs ever made for motorcycles. The only thing it is good for is wide-open throttle (WOT) use, which isn’t very useful on today’s roads.