airbox removal

[Guest]

Is there an easy way to remove the airbox attached to the carbs on a GS1100E? Pull the carbs or sawsall? I'm putting K&N pods on. Got the box loose, but it looks like the bike was built around it.


Stiksave

[Poot]

you may have to remove the battery/battery holder. I dont believe that you should have to remove the carbs.


it may be a tight squeeze though once you get them out of the boots connecting them to the carbs , and also, they may only slide out in 1 direction *either left or right of course*


poot

[Boozy Creek Beast]

What kind of exaust are you useing? If you plan to use pods you will more than likely have to rejet you carbs with a stage 3 or atleast a stage 1 jet kit. You will get better power but you will have to do some carb work to complete the job. In orded to do the work you will have to remove the carbs and after that you should have no problems removeing the airbox.

The Beast :twisted:

[Scud]

Make sure that all clamps are LOOSE on both the engien side and the intake side and that you have removed the two bolts that hold the airbox in under the gas tank...very important.

Grab both sides of the carbs while seated on the bike (1 and 4) and first twist up then down...repeat several times... and work them out. I have found that the carbs want to come out from under the airbox or in other words the intake side of the carbs (airbox side), four holes) is above the carbs when they decide to come out.

If you are doing them at night then have a celebratory beer nearby for when they are out.....also disconnect the throttle and choke cables..

Scud

[Boozy Creek Beast]

You might want to go ahead and take you carbs out first just to make it easier. Once you remove the air box the carbs are very easy to reinstall.

The Beast :twisted:

[stiksave]

Thanks guys.

Stiksave

[Anonymous]

Make sure you have allot of bandaids ready. But as stated earlier you will need to work on your carbs to get them working well. But there are allot of other people who did this do a search of this site and you should get almost any concern answered. If I were you try to keep the air box in tack you never know when you may want to put it back on again.

[stiksave]

While I'm at it. One more reason to hate my airbox. I just finished installing a correct wiring harness on the bike. 35 out, not to bad for a while in the garage. Squeezing the harness and plugs through the opening above the box sux, but that's where it belongs. I got cold before I made all the connections. Once that's done, I start the airboxectomy. On the engine side of the carbs, which side of the boot should be unpluged? At the head or at the carb?

Thanks,
stiksave

[Poot]

at the side of the carb. make sure they are fully loose, and once this is done, wiggle the airbox up and down, while pullling it out.


poot