1978 GS750 Fuel Line

[aclaytonb]

I just like them because they are an Indiana company. Damn few of those here in corn country.

[afraziaaaa]

The KBS kit was the first thing i did to my bike when I got it over a year ago. Nice to look in there when filling up and see that hard shiny epoxy look.

I did have a very thin film of liner material that I couldnt avoid near the gas lid area and it flaked and went in the tank. Were I to do it over I would remove the thin liner at the mouth with a razor blade after it cured.

I pulled the tank when it was near empty and just rinsed it out but would have been better to catch it before hand. Also .. I used a straight up 80's style hairdryer not a heat gun. I kind of prefer more slow and steady.

I got the same on the filler neck. Up to this point I have assumed that it will just stay, but I’ll take it off today. Thanks for the tip.

i did use my heat gun a bit to finalize the drying out prior to coating, but i did not hold it in there for an extended period. Let the tank air dry for two days, then used heat for about 15 minutes to get any residual water out which worked great.

i agree with you, the kbs lining looks very good. I have red kote on another tank and I like the look and the hardness of the kbs better.

[afraziaaaa]

Tank is installed and doing well. I am getting heinous gas mileage now (about 20mpg or so) and inconsistent idle which is high most of the time when the bike is warm. I have no intake leaks. I'm thinking petcock issue or ignition issue or both.

[Boriqua]

I dont know if your bike has washers or boots at the intakes but I resisted the boots like a mad man. I sprayed a can of starter fluid over many tech sessions and was sure I had no leaks. I replaced clamps and did weather seal and did just about everything I could do short of the boots.

The guys in the know here kept telling me replace the boots but I could squeeze the boots and there were no cracks so I resisted.

Finally at wits end .. I changed the boots .. done. It has been stellar and with a bone steady idle ever since.

My advice ... if you havent already changed what you have between your engine and carbs .. just do it and save yourself a ton of time and aggravation.

My only other thought is about your MPG .. I dont know how long the bike has been sitting but if it has been a while ... you may want to try and ride it out some more before looking to hard for culprits. Think of it like this ..I am old ... if I go for a bicycle ride for exercise the first 4 miles or so are torture. My lungs havent opened up, there is crap in em that works its way out, the blood takes a bit of time to fill up in the legs, Im light headed .... just not pretty. After about 4 miles I can pretty much ride damn near the rest of the day.

If your bike has been sitting and you just woke it up it just may need some time to cough up that lugie.

[afraziaaaa]

I dont know if your bike has washers or boots at the intakes but I resisted the boots like a mad man. I sprayed a can of starter fluid over many tech sessions and was sure I had no leaks. I replaced clamps and did weather seal and did just about everything I could do short of the boots.

The guys in the know here kept telling me replace the boots but I could squeeze the boots and there were no cracks so I resisted.

Finally at wits end .. I changed the boots .. done. It has been stellar and with a bone steady idle ever since.

My advice ... if you havent already changed what you have between your engine and carbs .. just do it and save yourself a ton of time and aggravation.

My only other thought is about your MPG .. I dont know how long the bike has been sitting but if it has been a while ... you may want to try and ride it out some more before looking to hard for culprits. Think of it like this ..I am old ... if I go for a bicycle ride for exercise the first 4 miles or so are torture. My lungs havent opened up, there is crap in em that works its way out, the blood takes a bit of time to fill up in the legs, Im light headed .... just not pretty. After about 4 miles I can pretty much ride damn near the rest of the day.

If your bike has been sitting and you just woke it up it just may need some time to cough up that lugie.

Fair enough. I bought the bike with pods. Over the weekend I put on the stock air box. No change to the idle.

[aclaytonb]

You changed from pods to the airbox? Did I miss a jet change in the carbs?

[afraziaaaa]

You changed from pods to the airbox? Did I miss a jet change in the carbs?

You didn't. PO put the pods on, but did nothing to the carbs. I haven't pulled the carbs to look, but this is what he told me.

With the pods, the plugs were wet after a ride. Now that I have the stock airbox on, the plugs are no longer wet when I pull them after running and they are starting to develop that tan color.