OEM carbs often have parts specific to the manufacture's design and these parts are available only from the manufacturer. Perhaps vacuum or oil injection ports are needed for a specific model. For instance, certain models may need an idle screw on the left side rather than the right to make it more accessible - or maybe the choke lever needs to be operated from the right rather than the left. Mikuni engineers work with motorcycle manufacturers to adapt their carbs to a particular design to meet factory specifications. First, there are the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) carbs. There are basically three different types of Mikuni carbs you'll see on motorcycles. Yes the aftermarket carb will work great, but it isn't identical. That 24mm Mikuni that needs replacing on your 2005 Yamaha TTR125 isn't exactly the same as the VM24 aftermarket replacement carburetor sold by Niche Cycle. You may not know it, but not all Mikuni carbs are the same.
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