Sudco closing its doors...

Talked to them this afternoon, they are closing, going to be there a couple more weeks.

 

They're closing at the end of this month. Really sucks to hear that they're closing after all these years.

https://superbikeplanet.com/story/994/the-end-of-an-era-sudco-s-final-lap

 

Modern motorcycles are like refrigerators. You just buy the one with the characteristics that you need and never give a thought to how it all works. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but the industry repercussions were inevitable. Meanwhile, I'll be building ancient bikes from grubby old parts because I enjoy the process.

 

I feel like older bikes kind of have a bigger sense of "involvement" associated with them. Another reason I don't want to buy anything newer bc I don't want to have to deal with electronic issues with EFI. Kind of a "semi-lost art" in tuning carbs and that's something I want to learn in the future.

 

What issues?

I have two bikes in the garage. Both have been sitting with treated fuel for a while. The FI bike fires right up. The carb bike barely started and currently runs on 3 cylinders...

 

That's called character.

 

I can safely deduce that you do not own a ducati.

 

so is it basically you place an order and see what you get?

 

I don't think they're taking orders anymore.

 

Where do you even buy a carb set for an old bike if not from Sudco?

 

Various marque specialists can provide carburetors, assuming that you don't need a new Jikov for a Jawa 90. I can easily get carburetors for my old Italian bikes.