Carb removal simplified?

[Don-lo]

Woodman, your 1100E has the round tubes without the flange. Once you pop the carbs backwards out of the tubes, you can then force the front of the carbs down and remove those tubes. I usually only need to remove the right 2 tubes. If your tubes are old, they may crack, but that means it was time for new ones anyway.

[Rein]

Having a rubber compound that doesn't resist petroleum based products wouldn't be ideal for a carbureted system. Just a guess.

Yes, but gas dries up, while lithium grease sits on the boot forever. Not to mention, I think the only time gas comes in contact with the airbox boots, is when the carb overflows.