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Replacement Carbs.

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I am about to order a set of rebuilt / cleaned carbs for my GS850 from "Wired George"
Has any one used his rebuild service?
Thanks,
Chris
 
No, but he has an excellent reputation on the web. If I needed another set of carbs, he would be the person I would turn to.
Plus, he lives in Texas, the best country in the Union. ;)
 
I remember a thread a couple months ago that referred to a k-RACK-ter by a name close to this, written by one of the senior members here. If I recall, he was going back through the carbs that had been rebuilt and returned to him and found a lot of incongruities, such as jet sizing, actual replacement of seals, etc. While this member praised George's rep, he kind of wondered if there was something else going on. He was very unimpressed with the overall finished product.
 
koolaid_kid said:
No, but he has an excellent reputation on the web. If I needed another set of carbs, he would be the person I would turn to.
Plus, he lives in Texas, the best country in the Union. ;)
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Wait....when did Texas become part of the Union?? :-D
 
NAFTA! Pero, mi gusto mucho el Ciudad Juarez, y el Ciudad El Paso tambien!
 
psyguy said:
even if you have that kind of money to spare, i say rebuild them yourself, you'll appreciate your bike (and riding it!) that much more
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A carb clean / rebuild in the UK is about $620!!!!

The above pic is the resut of sticking / flooding floats and the resulting fire.

I rebuilt the carbs (with advice from this site) with new rubbers, needles and jets but still I get symptoms of fuel starvation over 60mph.

Also number one carb seems to flood still.

I could not handle another fire so...... wiredgeorge and an exchange set!
 
Chris Bohane said:
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A carb clean / rebuild in the UK is about $620!!!!

The above pic is the resut of sticking / flooding floats and the resulting fire.

I rebuilt the carbs (with advice from this site) with new rubbers, needles and jets but still I get symptoms of fuel starvation over 60mph.

Also number one carb seems to flood still.

I could not handle another fire so...... wiredgeorge and an exchange set!
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AS she is now...I really could not handle another fire!
 
mighty fine looking bike mate!
i think i see now what you mean not wanting to risk another fire [-o<
 
Chris Bohane said:
I am about to order a set of rebuilt / cleaned carbs for my GS850 from "Wired George"
Has any one used his rebuild service?
Thanks,
Chris
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Yes, I've heard of him. He came around briefly trying to drum up business.
He paints a pretty picture but beware. He doesn't do everything he claims. If you're re-jetting he doesn't have much useful experience in my opinion. If he also "pre-synchs" your carbs on his "test bike", and tells you you don't need to vacuum synch, please don't believe that BS. You WILL need to vacuum synch YOUR CARBS on YOUR BIKE.
I got into it with him over what I call false advertising. I have no doubt he can rebuild carbs just fine and do basic float adjustments, etc. But I don't believe he replaces every part, especially rubber parts, as his website claimed when I visited.
I have a few posts about him if you searched but the main thing is he very often stretches the truth. He appears to have quite a little business going, depending on peoples fear of doing their own carb work and telling them exactly what they want to hear.
If you're not depending on him for a re-jet and you remember to vacuum synch the carbs correctly, he should be able to send you some clean carbs with proper float adjustments. I have to think he'd replace anything obvious, such as a brittle o-ring, etc, but I'd have no confidence he did all the work like you would do it yourself.
 
$339 to rebuild some carbs is pretty crazy. The job is dead easy unless there are stuck screws in difficult to reach places such as the pilot jets or pilot screws.

I invite anyone about to throw down a bunch of money on this George bozo to contact me. I'll do the job for WAY less...beer money is all I ask. :)
 
psyguy said:
i think that's the price INCLUDING a set of carbs. not JUST a rebuild, correct :confused:
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Sorry for any confusion....this price is for a replacement set of carbs, ultrasonically cleaned and "rebuilt".

Further to Keiths post I now have little confidence in George's service.

I suppose that I will have to bite the bullit and clean/rebuild them again myself.......and wait for the next fire!!!!
 
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Wow, beautiful bike man. I don't know where u are from, but it looks like it never snows there unlike here in Boston, MA. But very nice work regardless. -John-
 
Looks like our Mr. Chris Bohane is a sick & demented, speed-crazed motorpsycho wacko bent on terrorizing the citizens & highways with his diabolical inventions. I admire that in a man, Chris!

Just the bike merits a separate thread, stunning!

On the carbs it has been my experience that it is important to not only soak and carb-spray the carbs, but also to use a fine wire such as discarded guitar string to clean out the air orifices and jets. Most of us don't have ultrasonic cleaners of course.

One doesn't want to ream out any port or orifice of course, such that it changes diameter, but it is commonly necessary to use a wire to help remove any shellac deposits. The aluminum is tough stuff so it's safe in my experience. Good to cut wire to useable length then polish tip with emery paper or a stone so there's no ragged edges.

Wearing your protective gloves it's a simple matter to spray a little cleaner in orifice and then gently work the wire and spray again to remove loosened deposits. Really makes a huge difference on carb balancing, as it helps match/balance fuel & air flow.
 
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