I am looking at a new carb on ebay. I t says it is VM 26 round slide carb better than Mikuni. Is this true? thanks

I doubt it...why would it be better?

I like how it says "Assembled in Japan, China, or U.S.A." The listing also seems to say that it is better than the other mikuni replacements, not mikuni. I bought an aftermarket carb for my dt175, (the $30 something ones on ebay) and it's taken new o rings and a lot of tweaking to get it to work. Not to mention that none of the jets etc were stamped with numbers, so there's that. These actual mikuni carbs weren't listed anywhere when I bought mine, but even at around double the money, I'd go for this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mikuni-Carburetor-Yamaha-DT175-DT-175-Enduro-Carb-/150931921829?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item23243e5ba5&vxp=mtr

Cheaper rarely equals better with moto parts.

As old.b.rehab says" thier shite. mine wudna run off choke. nightmare,,,

Thanks, oldbikerehab. that is what I wanted to know. I am going to order the one you put the link for. I will post a pic soon. great web site.