need advice on prairie 300 carb

[ripslam]

I have a 99 prairie 300 that is missing the carburetor. Should i look for a replacement kawasaki carb, or something else. i read on here about the trx carburetor, but that was on a bayou not a prairie, will the trx carb work on the prairie also? any help will be greatly appreciated, the kids are getting tired of waiting on me.

[RCW]

There are two carburetors worth considering, Mikuni or Keihin. The Keihin is OEM to Kawasaki and Honda, and is actually manufactured by Honda.

The key to finding a carburetor that will work properly is the size of the carburetor venturi and the proper jetting for your application.

If I am speaking Greek, then I would recommend you just purchase a new OEM carburetor from Kawasaki. It will save you a ton of pain.

If I am not speaking Greek, then you now know all you need to select a replacement carburetor.

As far as quality of carburetors go, I prefer the Mikuni. It has replaceable needle seat and valve for the float. The Keihin carbs are a throw away if the float needle seat is damaged or worn out. Used Keihin carburetors are almost always a waste of money as the seat is damaged and some one is looking for a sucker. Used Mikuni carburetors always sell for a premium, but you have to watch for bad diaphragms and other costly parts that could easily put you at the new price by the time they are replaced.

[86klf300guy]

i like mikuni's they are so much easier to set up and repair.but look around on the net youll find places that sell complete carb oe(original equipment) style for a pretty low costs.stay away from ebay carbs ,like rcw said they look for suckers that dont know much about the keihin float needle seat issues-corey-

[ripslam]

Thanks for all the information. I finally got hold of the guy who tore down the bike originally and he had the old carb setting under the workbench in a box. I think i am going to start with it since i already have it and if i cannot get it to work then try another, again, thanks.