Easy refitting of carbs!

[psyguy]

as many have said, fitting the carbs on these bikes can be a real PITA
the following may help a novice (as myself)

the user's manual suggests to fit the rubber hoses to the airbox first and then fit that assembly to the back of the carbs
i spent an annoying couple of hours with unsatisfying results doing it this way:

• the air-hoses just wouldn't stay in place (kept sliding off the carbs) - regardless of weather i tried to fasten the airbox mounting bolts first or the hose clamps first
• i could tighten 1 or 2 hose clamps on one side ok but the two hoses on the other side would be quite off - and when adjusting those two, the first two would come off, etc
• i found it rather difficult trying to tighten a clamp with one hand while holding the whole airbox assembly in its correct place with the other hand (i tried using my leg too... :shock: )
• if i bolted the airbox first, i could no longer make fine adjustments of the 4 air-hoses needed to tighten all the clamps in place
• not to mention the skinned nuckles from working in such a limited space

so, i changed my approach:

1. fit the air hoses to the carbs FIRST - this is easy as you have plenty of space to work on them, and positioning/fastening the clamps is easy as well - as the airbox is still off the bike and you can use both your hands!
2. THEN, fit the airbox, sliding the air-hoses into the airbox round openings. a little silicone lubricant on the rubber helps. again, as the hoses are already tight on the carbs you have both your hands available to position the airbox correctly and fasten it in place (keep the airbox mounting bolts loose for the time being).
3. now, through the airbox SIDE openings (take the airbox side covers off), using a pair of L-shaped long-nose pliers, PULL the rubber hoses into their place (until a groove in the rubber sits well in the airbox round opening). the lubricant already used helps at this stage, too.
4. re-fit airbox side covers and tighten the airbox mounting bolts.

:arrow: DONE!

i'm definitely doing it this way from now on \\/

[focus frenzy]

that only works on shafties as the lowly chain driven bikes (the big ones atleast) have a two part air box system.
the front part connects to the carbs and has no side covers and the back half that holds the filter clamps onto the large flange sticling out of the back of the front one.

[chef1366]

I switched to pods. I did wrestle with the airbox more than a few times and it did get easier and easier as I went.
Now my carbs take five minutes to remove and five minutes to install. :-D

[Casino Joe]

That is almost exactly how I fitted the hoses and air box on my 1000G.


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[psyguy]

That is almost exactly how I fitted the hoses and air box on my 1000G.


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yea, can't always trust the manual, can you?

[TheCafeKid]

I switched to pods. I did wrestle with the airbox more than a few times and it did get easier and easier as I went.
Now my carbs take five minutes to remove and five minutes to install. :-D

betcha i got it down to two...lol...that isnt a good thing either:-D