Thanks for this. Love that you keep it real and show your day to day happenings. Life is all about how you bounce back. Love how you tackle all the things calmly and share your fixes so others can do the same.
I always check compression on everything even though it runs. Then hook a timing light and watch for spark not flashing while it is running. Then lastly get a ultrasonic cleaner and a can of gunk carburetor and parts cleaner and put one of the carbs in a plastic zip lock bag and put carb cleaner in the bag with the carb and put it in the ultrasonic cleaner with some hot water around the bag. Let it clean for about 2 hours and it will come out shiny like new. K+N pod filters will need to be re jetted or it will be too lean on the pilot jet. Best to find a drop in K+N for the original airbox. eBay has cheap kits for carbs if you need o rings or gaskets. The jets that come in those kits are garbage and throw them out they won't run right half the time. Your original jets should clean up fine and look like new in the cleaner. Most times I don't even use a kit. I clean and put back together they are fine. The only time I use a kit is if it leaks and you can put back together and test with a small lawnmower gas tank. I clean the needle lightly with a Scotch Brite pad and the seat with rubbing compound on a q tip in a drill lightly. Most times can have it running for the cost of a can of carb cleaner. I use Supertech carb cleaner and air to spray the gunk carb cleaner off and check all passages. Hope this helps. Any questions just ask and I will respond.
Hi, great video showing exactly how you do the job without jumping to the next bit. Could you please tell me when you have got the carburettors onto the bench at 23mins where do the black tubes connected between 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 fasten to at the other end. Reassembling some of the same carburettors but it was some time ago when i removed them and forgotten where the tubes connect to. Thanks for any information.
One of those goes to the fuel petcock and I think the other goes to the air filter box. That last line on the top is a vent line, it just runs up under the gas tank and remains open.
Glad you are having a crack. Welcome to the club. Keep your expectations of previous owners work to bare minimum and move on. Open the bowls let the fun begin. Prob better off without Chinese kits
Thanks for this. Love that you keep it real and show your day to day happenings. Life is all about how you bounce back. Love how you tackle all the things calmly and share your fixes so others can do the same.
You get a thumbs up, for just the bike! And one pointing down, for not having the Factory Shop manual available on the work bench, as reference.
Thankyou very much for your prompt reply. Very helpful. Keep on with the videos.
I always check compression on everything even though it runs. Then hook a timing light and watch for spark not flashing while it is running. Then lastly get a ultrasonic cleaner and a can of gunk carburetor and parts cleaner and put one of the carbs in a plastic zip lock bag and put carb cleaner in the bag with the carb and put it in the ultrasonic cleaner with some hot water around the bag. Let it clean for about 2 hours and it will come out shiny like new. K+N pod filters will need to be re jetted or it will be too lean on the pilot jet. Best to find a drop in K+N for the original airbox. eBay has cheap kits for carbs if you need o rings or gaskets. The jets that come in those kits are garbage and throw them out they won't run right half the time. Your original jets should clean up fine and look like new in the cleaner. Most times I don't even use a kit. I clean and put back together they are fine. The only time I use a kit is if it leaks and you can put back together and test with a small lawnmower gas tank. I clean the needle lightly with a Scotch Brite pad and the seat with rubbing compound on a q tip in a drill lightly. Most times can have it running for the cost of a can of carb cleaner. I use Supertech carb cleaner and air to spray the gunk carb cleaner off and check all passages. Hope this helps. Any questions just ask and I will respond.
I just bought an 83 exactly like your bike. Bout to do my carbs.
Hi, great video showing exactly how you do the job without jumping to the next bit. Could you please tell me when you have got the carburettors onto the bench at 23mins where do the black tubes connected between 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 fasten to at the other end. Reassembling some of the same carburettors but it was some time ago when i removed them and forgotten where the tubes connect to. Thanks for any information.
One of those goes to the fuel petcock and I think the other goes to the air filter box. That last line on the top is a vent line, it just runs up under the gas tank and remains open.
The vacuum line at the petcock is an automatic fuel shutoff.
Loose as a goose 😂😂😂 I love it!
Glad you are having a crack. Welcome to the club. Keep your expectations of previous owners work to bare minimum and move on. Open the bowls let the fun begin. Prob better off without Chinese kits
Did you hear me shouting aa the screen...your #3 left front bowl screw is loose! 😮😮 Many times if someone left one loose, more are loose!
Anyone know where I can buy that rear grab rail?
Not really into motorcycles like you all the videos better just my honest opinion🌴🌴😎👍