Thanks Ali I've not touched the chokes at all so do I need to seal anything Quote from Ali on 23.02.16 at 18:18:07:

Thanks Ali they should be fine as they are new carbs  took it out tonight for a little  run seems to go really well and it pulls really  well  its got 165 mains in it now will try 175s as stated on hereQuote from Ali on 23.02.16 at 20:25:59:

The only thing you'll regret with these carbs is that you didn't do the swap a whole lot earlier.  

Won't do harm. Any post '84 will do. But also XV1100 and XVS1100 will work. Make sure, you don't already have the better pump in there. My '82 model did have one (retro-?)fitted.

Do you have a stable idle or does it vary a lot, when the engine warms up? I am running VM38s, as you may know, but I selected the pilots so that once the bike has warmed up a bit (2-3 miles) it will hold a steady idle, which won't speed up even when really hot. Running #20ies on the VM38s whilst sucking air through the frame just to give you a direction.

Hope this helps
Greg