Carb rebuild or rejet

[buster]

So the best I can figure is that the parts to rebuild the carbs on my 1100e is going to run me about $100 and either 80 bucks to buy a sync tool or 80 buck to pay someone to do it, however there is a local perfromance cycle shop that says for $225 they will do all the work (rebuild, clean and sync) So it makes sense for me to save the headache for the additional $45 bucks.....but here is where the problem comes in.

I'm sure your all aware of the crappy location of the battery under the airbox and seat...well I was thinking about cleaning that area out by installing pods. Through my searching on this wonderful site I have found out that the carbs have to be "jetted" in order to run pods, wich means drilling, needle changes etc. I have a feeling this is outside of my realm of capabilities. I talked to the same shop and they said about $400 and they can "jet" the carbs add the pods and use this with my stock exhaust if I didn't want to spend the money to upgrade that right now, however if I decide later I will have to have the needles changed or as he said it "have the carbs rejetted to run with the new exhaust"

So there's the FYI and here is the question. Is the dollar amounts good for the work that I want done? If I am not ready to upgrade the exhaust is it worth jetting the carbs right now?

I'm usually a hands on learning type of person and don't think that tackling a jetting job is something I can do from reading how its done. Is it as hard as I think it is?

THANKS to everyone again. I'm sure I will have thousand or so more quesitons as I go through this beast.

[Nessism]

Order an O-ring kit from http://www.cycleorings.com/ and have at it. You might need some new float bowl gaskets but that most likely will be all you need - $20-$30 + carb cleaner dip and spray.

Learn how to do the work now and you will be miles ahead.

Pods will not add any appreciable HP, unless you add a loud pipe, so steer clear for now.

Regarding the sync tool, you might want to ask around to see if there are any GSR members in your area which can help you out. It's worth a try.

Good luck.

[ScottMc1100L]

Buster have you read this thread regarding air box vs. pods??

You decide what's right for you. If you do go the pod route, personally I'd hang on to the original parts.

It will be more cost effective to do the pipe/pods together and a more dramatic power enhancement compared to doing one one season and the other later on.

[buster]

No I had not read that thread, thank you for the link. Interesting religous read....I think I will stay non-denominational...lol Great to see both sides of the discussion, however with everything I read I don't think that I am going to be getting on this bike hard enough to justify the insignificant changes that "jetting" may or may not bring. Maybe 15 years ago shaving a second off my quarter mile run would have had some bearing on my decision, but then again I had a car that ran in the low 10's back then.

I think other than the look and the ease of getting the battery out of the bike I cannot justify the pods or the headache to follow. THANKS.

So does the money sound right to have someone else rebuild or do I not need to replace everything inside the carbs. I have done this before and I bought the "kits" that have all the parts, however its seams as though I may only have to replace the o-rings? When I take it to the shop is that all they are going to do is replace o-rings?