1982 gs450l carbs

[ccb1963]

has anone used any after market carbs on one. if so what kind?
shop gouted me 540.00 to rebuild
with no problems or parts
for thirty year old carbs
ive seen after market for around 300.00 set

[tom203]

$540 to rebuild two carbs? must be gold plating them!
4 hours of your labor- maybe $50 in needed o-rings and carb dip and they will be happy again. You've been away from here awhile- do you remember the Basscliff's links? Mr. Nessism has new guide

http://www.mtsac.edu/~cliff/storage/gs/Mikuni_BS-CV_Carburetor_Rebuild_Tutorial.pdf

[ccb1963]

i took it to the shop because it will not fire on the left bank
it has fire, compresstion,and i thought gas
now it floods on the left carb
i can do just about anything to a bike or car except rebuild the carbs
i tried but somehow it is always worse aeter i mess with them

[Steve]

WOW, $540 for two carbs? Hate to think what they would charge for four.

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[tom203]

i took it to the shop because it will not fire on the left bank.....
i can do just about anything to a bike or car except rebuild the carbs
i tried but somehow it is always worse aeter i mess with them

Trust me that shop has little interest in your carbs- that price was to scare you off (or make two RV payments).
If you fear carb work, check out the services forum, cuz there's a bunch of guys who do carbs to avoid boredom.

[robertbarr]

The 450 carbs are really simple -- and there's only two of them. The whole O-ring kit is around seven dollars shipped. The price on the 'combo' -- includes intake O-rings and stainless fasteners -- is $13.70 or something like that, plus Paypal. (I suppose I could check my own website...).

You might need bowl gaskets. You will need some solvent dip.

Probably less than $45 all told, plus your time, and you're done, with you ensuring the QC instead of god-knows-who.