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Hello, I am Mister Cinders, and I use pods.
Actually, I am looking for some mechanical support ideas.
Recently, I had to replace my intake boots because at least one had developed a crack along the upper seam. The boots were otherwise pretty soft, clean, etc.
I suspect that the weight of the pods/carbs cantilevered on those boots contributed to the cracking. Without the airbox bolted at the back, the intake boots have to support more weight than originally intended.
Before my new boots get addicted to crack, I want to rig up something to support the carbs/pods from the back end, taking some of the stress off the boots.
I tried just tying a loop of wire from the pods to the frame, but it looked ghetto as hell. Getting it taut was too tricky. The pods/carbs don't have that much play in them, but the small jiggle they get when you hit a bump is precisely what I aim to secure. There also was no good way to center the wire, since looping it under the 2/3 pods put the wire in the path of the idle screw, making it a PITA to adjust under the tank. So the wire approach looks crappy, doesn't give the support I want, and interferes with idle adjustment. Strike out.
Has anyone found a clean way to support the rear of their pod/carb assembly? I thought about using a pipe strap or even rigging up something with some light cable and a turnbuckle so I could really lock the back end down. If there's a way to support them from underneath, that could be cool, but I don't see how that might work.
Ideas?
Actually, I am looking for some mechanical support ideas.
Recently, I had to replace my intake boots because at least one had developed a crack along the upper seam. The boots were otherwise pretty soft, clean, etc.
I suspect that the weight of the pods/carbs cantilevered on those boots contributed to the cracking. Without the airbox bolted at the back, the intake boots have to support more weight than originally intended.
Before my new boots get addicted to crack, I want to rig up something to support the carbs/pods from the back end, taking some of the stress off the boots.
I tried just tying a loop of wire from the pods to the frame, but it looked ghetto as hell. Getting it taut was too tricky. The pods/carbs don't have that much play in them, but the small jiggle they get when you hit a bump is precisely what I aim to secure. There also was no good way to center the wire, since looping it under the 2/3 pods put the wire in the path of the idle screw, making it a PITA to adjust under the tank. So the wire approach looks crappy, doesn't give the support I want, and interferes with idle adjustment. Strike out.
Has anyone found a clean way to support the rear of their pod/carb assembly? I thought about using a pipe strap or even rigging up something with some light cable and a turnbuckle so I could really lock the back end down. If there's a way to support them from underneath, that could be cool, but I don't see how that might work.
Ideas?
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