Should I Offer Carb O-ring Kits For Sale?

[chuck hahn]

IM NOT gonna start selling kits. HOWEVER, should Ed or anyone else decide to take up the MUCH NEEDED business I would be a regular customer. Last CV kits Robert had I bought and it was a little over 18.00 a kit shipped. I would probably buy 6 CV and 6 VM kits just to have them in stock for my shop. Heck i got 5 bikes right now that will need refreshed at some point so getting my hands on a good kits for sure a must for me. And of course the intake manifold orings are an absolute must have as well.

[bwringer]

Question for those that have used Robert's CV kit: how did the float seat O-ring fit? Any tendency to pinch the O-ring when installing the seat? Reason for asking is because the O-ring size he used is a little larger around than the size I typically use, as referenced in the CV rebuild tutorial. Thing is, Robert's size is more readily available and would allow me to keep the kit price down. Considering how many kits he sold, I'm pretty sure there is no issue with the size he used, but just thought I'd ask.

I'm also in for a few sets. My bike doesn't need another kit, but I seem to encounter GS850s more or less regularly.

And charge more. This is a cheap crowd, but another $5 or $10 ain't gonna kill anyone and could make the whole thing more sustainable and portable.



As to your question, yes, last time I installed a set, that did make things slightly more difficult when installing the float seat, but it worked out fine. They're also mighty tight if you need to take the seats out again. I'm wondering if it would be worth tossing in an extra set in case the user has trouble. If the o-rings are only a ha'penny each or whatever, then it would increase odds of success with little cost.

The choke plunger o-rings are also larger than needed, but as noted in the instructions this makes no difference.

[chuck hahn]

I always did a coat of oil on installing float seats. Makes a big difference.

[2BRacing]

I'm about to place a carb O-ring order and was wondering how many people would be interested in buying if I started offering O-ring kits? I've got the required sizes captured for both VM and BS/CV carbs. I haven't priced everything yet, but guessing on $15/kit shipped in the CONTUS.

What say ye?

I bought one of Robert's sets but have not used it yet. However, I now have 2 GS's with CV carbs, so if you do decide to offer this very useful service, and would be willing to ship internationally as well, I would also make use of your service.

[Big Block]

I've delayed pulling my 1150's carbs apart, so.......

[Nessism]

New question: Robert details out the various large carb boot O-rings as such. Does anyone know which bikes take which size O-rings?

-122
-123
-125
-128
-130

[gorillafan208]

Would definitely buy a set.

[Nessism]

Order placed. Found almost everything from Global O-ring. Made some small deviations from Robert's sizes based on my experiences. The CV float valve O-ring for one. Nothing dramatic though. I'll verify fitment of all sizes before offering kits for sale.

I'm not planning to individual bag each size. Too much work. Maybe a piece of paper showing how figure out where each O-ring goes? We'll see.

Global didn't have intake boot O-rings. Brian mentioned on his site that the generic boot O-rings aren't a perfect fit either, so I'm leaning towards encouraging people to buy OEM parts from the dealer. If enough people disagree, though, I'll order some from a different site.

[Baatfam]

And charge more. This is a cheap crowd, but another $5 or $10 ain't gonna kill anyone and could make the whole thing more sustainable and portable.

Don't forget to do this. I am sure it will be more work for you than expected, as all things are. The kits will still be a bargin.

[salty_monk]

Don't forget to do this. I am sure it will be more work for you than expected, as all things are. The kits will still be a bargin.

I'll third that... It's always more work than you think

[Nessism]

So what's a fair price?

Also, will people hesitate if I ask for gift payment from paypal? I don't want to inflate the 1099 paypal is sure to send me (us.)

[habsdoc]

I would buy 3 or 4 kits.

[93Bandit]

So what's a fair price?

Also, will people hesitate if I ask for gift payment from paypal? I don't want to inflate the 1099 paypal is sure to send me (us.)

I just ordered the K&L BS oring kit that Aldo contains the bowl gaskets, for $29.63 shipped. I haven't received them yet, so fitment is still unknown.

An Oring kit without gaskets from a trusted source with verified fitment, I would happily pay $20.

Edit to add, I have no problem paying via gift on paypal.

[Joe1978]

I will buy a few kits 2 vm and one bs kit. Thank you Joe

[tatu]

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Global didn't have intake boot O-rings. Brian mentioned on his site that the generic boot O-rings aren't a perfect fit either, so I'm leaning towards encouraging people to buy OEM parts from the dealer. If enough people disagree, though, I'll order some from a different site.

UK has a few places that do o rings and seals and if they don't have or can't get, will make o rings of any size and material I'm very sure you will have such places in the US Not expensive as you'd think, and I'm very sure a fraction the cost of OEM (Just to add they are not cut and joined like those emergencey kits)
I used to use a place in Scotland for my compressor seals
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