Parts scam?

I wonder whats going on with getting float needles.
I have tried to order and waited a month with no results.
Some Honda dealers but not all say you have to buy the needle and seat complete assy.
Some charge 44.95 for ONE float needle and seat!!!!
Some Suzuki's (new ones) use the SAME float needle and they charge $91.00 for ONE float needle.
But you have to wait. and HONDA of North America does not have any.

Keihen carbs use hitachi float needles. SAVE AND COPY THIS VALUABLE LIST
All these bikes use that same float needle!!!!!

Honda Kawasaki Suzuki Yamaha all use the same float needle as the Honda VF1000F,VF1000R,V65 Sabre,
Honda XL100 (77-78), XL100S (79-85), CB125S (78-82), XL125 Carb ID PD65A (1976), XL125 (77-78), XL125S (79-85), CM185T Twinstar (78-79), XL185S (79-82), CM200T Twinstar (80-82), XL250S (78-81), XL250R (84-87), XL350 (77-78), XL350R (84-85), CB400T1 Hawk (78-79), CB400T11 Hawk (78-79), CM400A Automatic (1979), CX500 (78-79), CX500C Custom (1979), CX500D Deluxe (1979), VF500C Magna (84-85), VF500F Interceptor (84-85), XL500S (79-81), CB550K (77-78), VT600C Shadow (88-89), VT600C Shadow (91-97), VT600CD Shadow VLX (93-98), XL600R (83-87), CB650 (79-80), CB650C Custom (79-80), NT650 Hawk GT (88-91), CB700SC Nighthawk (1986), VF700C Magna (84-86), VF700F Interceptor (84-85), VF700S Sabre (84-85), VT700C Shadow (84-85), VT700C Shadow (86-87), CB750A Automatic (76-78), CB750F Super Sport (76-78), CB750F Super Sport (1979), CB750K (77-78), CB750K (1979), CB750L LTD (1979), VF750C V45 Magna (82-83), VF750F V45 Interceptor (83-84), VF750S V45 Sabre (82-83), VT750C Shadow (1983), VT800C Shadow (1988), VF1000F Interceptor (1984), VF1000R (85-86), CBX (1047cc) (79-82), GL1100 Goldwing (80-83), GL1100A Goldwing Aspencade (82-83), GL1100I Goldwing Interstate (80-83), VF1100C V65 Magna (83-86), VF1100S V65 Sabre (84-85), VT1100C Shadow (85-86), VT1100C Shadow (87-89), GL1200 Goldwing (1984), GL1200A Goldwing Aspencade (84-87), GL1200I Goldwing Interstate (84-87) Float Needle, ATC185 (1980), ATC185S (81-82), ATC200 (81-82), XL100 (77-78), XL100S (79-85), XR100 (81-84), XR100R (85-97), XL125 Carb ID PD65A (1976), XL125 (77-78), XL125S (79-85), XL185S (79-82), XR185 (1979), XR200 (80-84), XR200R (81-97), XL250S (78-81), XL250R (84-87), XR250 (79-80), XR250R (81-82), XR250R (84-99), XL350 (77-78), XL350R (84-85), XR350R (83-84), XR350R (1985), XL500S (79-81), XR500 (79-80), XR500R (81-82), XR500R (83-84), XL600R (83-87), XR600R (85-87) Float Needle. Kawasaki EL250B2, EL250B3 Eliminator (88-89), EL250E1, EL250E2, EL250E3, EL250E4 Eliminator (91-94), EX250E1, EX250E2 Ninja 250R (86-87), EX250F2, EX250F3, EX250F4 Ninja 250R (88-90), EX250F6~EX250F18 Ninja 250R (92-04), KL250D2~KL250D22 KLR250 Dual Sport (85-05), KZ250D1, KZ250D2 LTD & CSR (80-81), KZ250L1 CSR (1982), KZ250W1 LTD (1983), EX305B1 GPz (1983), KZ305A1, KZ305A2 CSR (81-82), KZ305B1 CSR Belt (81-88), KZ305B2, KZ305B3 LTD (87-88), KZ400A1, KZ400A2 Deluxe (77-78), KZ400B1, KZ400B2 (78-79), KZ400C1 (1978), KZ400, KZ400D, KZ400D3, KZ400D4 (74-77), KZ400H1 LTD (1979), KZ400S, KZ400S2, KZ400S3 Special (75-77), KZ440A1, KZ440A2, KZ440A3, KZ440A4 LTD (80-83), KZ440B1, KZ440B2 (80-81), KZ440D1, KZ440D2, KZ440D3, KZ440D4, KZ440D5 LTD (80-83), KZ440G1 Belt (1982), EN450A1~EN450A6 LTD 454 (85-90), EN500A1~EN500A7 Vulcan 500 (90-96), EN500C1~EN500C9 Vulcan 500 LTD (96-04), EX500A1~EX500A7 (87-93), EX500D1~EX500D11 Ninja 500 (94-04), ZR550B1, ZR550B2, ZR550B3, ZR550B4 Zephyr (90-93), ZL600A1, ZL600A2 Eliminator (86-87), ZL600B2, ZL600B3 Eliminator (96-97), ZX600A1, ZX600A2, ZX600A3 Ninja (85-87), ZX600B1 Ninja 600RX (1987), ZX600C1~ZX600C10 Ninja 600R (88-97), ZX600D1, ZX600D2, ZX600D3, ZX600D4 Ninja ZX-6 (90-93), ZX600E1~ZX600E10 Ninja ZX-6 (93-02), ZX600E11, ZX600E12 ZZR600 (03-04), ZX600F1, ZX600F2, ZX600F3 Ninja ZX-6R (95-97), ZN700A1, ZN700A2 LTD (84-85), KZ750E1, KZ750E2, KZ750E3 (80-82), KZ750F1 LTD Shaft (1983), KZ750H1, KZ750H2, KZ750H3, KZ750H4 LTD (80-83), KZ750N1, KZ750N2 Spectre (82-83), ZR750C1, ZR750C2, ZR750C3 Zephyr (91-93), ZX750F1, ZX750F2, ZX750F3, ZX750F4 Ninja 750R (87-90), ZX750H1, ZX750H2 Ninja ZX-7 (89-90), ZX750J1, ZX750J2 Ninja ZX-7 (91-92), ZX750L1, ZX750L2, ZX750L3 Ninja ZX-7 (93-95), ZX750P1~ZX750P8 Ninja ZX-7R (96-03), ZL900A1, ZL900A2 Eliminator (85-86), ZX900A1, ZX900A2, ZX900A3 Ninja (84-86), ZX900B1, ZX900B2, ZX900B3, ZX900B4 Ninja ZX-9R (94-97), ZX900C1, ZX900C2 Ninja ZX-9R (98-99), ZX900F1, ZX900F2 Ninja ZX-9R (02-03), ZG1000A1~ZG1000A19 Concours (86-04), ZL1000 Eliminator (1987), ZX1000A1, ZX1000A2 Ninja 1000R (86-87), ZX1000B1, ZX1000B2, ZX1000B3 Ninja ZX-10 (88-90), ZR1100A1, ZR1100A2, ZR1100A3, ZR1100A4 (92-95), ZX1100C1, ZX1100C2, ZX1100C3, ZX1100C4 Ninja ZX-11 (90-93), ZX1100D1~ZX1100D9 Ninja ZX-11 (93-01), ZG1200A, ZG1200B Voyager XII (86-03), ZX1200C1, ZX1200C2, ZX1200C3 ZZR1200 (02-04), VN1500A1~VN1500A9 Vulcan 88 (87-95), VN1500A10, VN1500A11 Vulcan 1500 (96-97), VN1500A12 Vulcan 1500 (1998), VN1500B1~VN1500B4 Vulcan 88 SE (87-90), VN1500C3, VN1500C4 Vulcan 1500L (96-97), KLT200A1, KLT200A2 (81-82), KLT200A3 up to frame # 522924 (1982), KLT200A3 from frame #522925 (1982), KLT200A4, KLT200A4A (1983), KLT200B1 (1983), KLT200C1 (1983), KLT250A1, KLT250A2 (82-83), KLT250C1, KLT250C2, KLT250C3 Prairie (83-85), KLT250P1 Police (1985), KSF250A1~KSF250A17 Mojave 250 (87-03), KSF250A18 KFX250 Mojave (2004), KEF300A1~KEF300A6 Lakota 300 (95-00), KEF300B1, KEF300B2, KEF300B3 Lakota Sport (01-03), KLF300A1, KLF300A2 Bayou (86-87), KLF300B1~KLF300B17 Bayou 300 (88-04), KLF300C1~KLF300C16 Bayou 300 4x4 (86-04), KVF300A1~KVF300A4 Prairie 300 4x4 (99-02), KVF300B1, KVF300B2, KVF300B3, KVF300B4 Prairie 300 (99-02), KVF360A1, KVF360A2, KVF360A3 Prairie 360 4x4 (03-05), KVF360B1, KVF360B2, KVF360B3 Prairie 360 (03-05), KVF360C1 Prairie 360 (2003), KVF360C2, KVF360C3 Prairie 360 (04-05), KLF400B1~KLF400B7 Bayou 400 4x4 (93-99), KVF400A1, KVF400A2 Prairie 400 4x4 (97-98), KVF400B1 Prairie 400 (1998), KVF400C1~KVF400C4 Prairie 400 4x4 (99-02), KVF400D1, KVF400D2, KVF400D3, KVF400D4 Prairie 400 (99-02), KVF650A1, KVF650A2 Prairie 650 4x4 (02-03), KVF650B1, KVF650B2 Prairie 650 4x4 (02-03), KSV700A1, KSV700B1 V-Force (2004), KVF700A1, KVF700B1 Prairie 700 4x4 (2004), KL250A1, KL250A1A, KL250A2 (78-79), KL250D2~KL250D22 KLR250 (85-05), KLX250D2, KLX250D3, KLX250D4 Offroad (94-96), KLX300A2~KLX300A9 Offroad (97-04) Float Needle. Suzuki GSF600ST, GSF600SV, GSF600SW, GSF600SX Bandit (96-99), GSF600SY, GSF600SK1, GSF600SK2, GSF600SK3 Bandit (00-03) Float Needle. Yamaha YZF600RG, YZF600RGC~YZF600RS, YZF600RSC (95-04) Float Needle. (SOLD EACH)


And all these bikes use this SAME float needle but yet there are none available!!! I think they want to force us to buy a new motorcycle or the US government wants us to not fix older motorcycles for clean air rules and make us buy only new motorcycles.

Really weird.

 

no...not that wierd, emission standards are there for a reason...get the old crap off the road...If you can't afford a new car, there is always public transporttation....
not really my thinking , seeings how california "screwed" me out of a really good running truck that could'n t meet the emissions standards in the state....it passed in AZ. I sold it to the state for a grand. The said they were going to crush it instead of selling the parts..talk about a waste of money..I'm sure they could have made some of thier money back selling parts off of it ..
But anyway , its all about getting the old "garbage" off of the road.

 

have you tried the local needle exchange program??

 

Good one kevin.
Donald, can you get it aftermarket? Is that a no-no?
I am just thinking with that huge list that you provided us, if you shop around ebay, bikebandit, etc etc, even if someones needle isnt in stock, they could try another year/make/model and maybe have positive results? I am only speculating here.
There was a v45 thread a long time ago that listed interchangable parts that proved to save me time and money.
When I reworked my cooling system on my 1st gen, I used a toyata celica t-stat, a honda accord temp sensor, and a switch ( I dont remember what it came off of ).
Long story short, it saved me money, but more importantly al those parts ( that I got from a thread on here, just like yours ) were in stock at the local autoparts store. I was able to make my bike's overheating problem go away for less then 50$ and replaced all the other maintanence important's in that same budget.
I stuck with honda coolant tho.
Anyways I hope your list proves valuable in the same way for others, as well as for you.
thanks.

 

Yes I have used auto store oil pressure sending units and things like that.
Once I find out where I can get these Hitachi float needles for the Keihin carbs I will let all the forum members know.

And yes....if I could I would just go out today and buy myself a brand new motorcycle, but I did not get the Lee Iococa platinum retirment package.

 

YES...VERY good 02 VFR rider! Let me float that idea.

It is NOT a conspiracy!!! Repeat...NOT a conspiracy

They may just be following guidelines for 2008 and later.

 

crapload of them on ebay in the $30 range.

 

vfourbear has a really good and inexpensive tin foil hat kit thread, guys.
I would find it and post the link, but I don't want "them" to see me searching for it. It may tip "them" off.
Speaking of conspiracy shiet, its my day off, what am I doing on here? I have a "lost" marathon to catch up on.

 

Thanks , I will go try to find them.

 

There is no conspiracy.

 

Would a primo 1971 Dodge Challenger be "garbage?"

 

there is on "lost".

Im just pokin fun brother, not even at you, but at the conspiracy comment in general.
Hope you find the kit on ebay.
-C

 

Sadly, by todays emiisions standards it would be. Same as my gone, but not forgotten 1970 roadrunner and my 1970 lemans sport to gto conversion.
one mans classic is governments "garbage".
Thats why walmart doesnt give you bags for your groceries anymore. instead, they sell you bags that you are suppose to re use on your next visit.
I am not stating my view either way on this "go green" thing. Just pointing out whats going on in the world around us.

 

Old bike barn
float valve and seat for 12$
Honda Float Valves - Needle and Seat

 

That is the company I had trouble with. I ordered 4 of those and it said 5-7 business days. Just the needles ship in 1-2 business days it says.Weird and also not possible.
On the 7th day I emailed and asked if the parts shipped, and I got an email saying they would ship that after noon.
I waited another week....nothing.
So I had been waiting from the 16th of April until the 27th of april and then I was finally able
to get someone on the phone. The guy said he would check and went off the phone for a long time.
Finally after are you there he answered and went away again and after a while he came back and said they would ship them on April 28th .
Well that means i would not get them for another week and that would have made a month so I cancelled my order.
About an hour later (to their credit )he did send be confirmation my money had been credited back to my account.
Now I have to go to my bank and find out if I really did get the money back.

 

Yeah...Too many people on the planet.
Just keep having lots of babies people.(kidding)

 

I better check my suggestions. I've never done business with them myself, just knew they have a nice web site. It's unfortunate there is nothing behind.

 

If it doesn't pass emissions its crap...at least thats what California says.. my 91 F150 was in near perfect condition... and it didn't pass......

besides I think old muscle cars kick ass mid 60's to late 70's all the way......