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Airbox boot trick maybe

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I have been told that if you warm some paraffin and soak your hard airbox boots for half an hour then they will soften right up.

Has anyone heard of this trick?

I have swapped my air box for pods and now i need to go through all the pain of sorting the jetting, I would sooner stick with the airbox The boots are in great condition, just as hard as rock (yes i know you can buy new boots, but only from the US with a delivery time of 2-3 weeks and i just want to ride)
 
Hi Hamp
Yes I dont want to keep the pods and my boots as tough as old...erm...boots
 
I have just been chatting with friends about this and after a good trawl on the interweb we have found that Glycerine seems to be the one to use on rubber that comes into contact with petrol.
Guess what I am buying first thing in the morning?
 
The paraffin thing won't work. Nor does glycerine You can heat the things up with a hot air gun and if you're (fairly) quick at snugging them down they'll seal.

Or alternatively you can sort once and for all with new boots from Robinsons / CMSNL / your local Suzuki main agent. Read on:


The airbox to carb hoses on a GS1000 have never been a separate part from the whole airbox....but you can use the ones from a GS750 ('76 to '79 model). Part number 13728-45010.

The 1000 bellmouths (inside the airbox) are about 5-6mm shorter and are held in the airbox with a steel band. The 750 hoses are slightly offset and have no recess to accomodate that band. However they do fit very snugly inside the airbox. The length of hose between the airbox and the carbs is the same.

When pushed on to the back of the carbs the hoses needed to be turned a bit to sit square on because of the offset. Apart from that they fit spot on.

This works a treat.
 
keef said:
I have just been chatting with friends about this and after a good trawl on the interweb we have found that Glycerine seems to be the one to use on rubber that comes into contact with petrol.
Guess what I am buying first thing in the morning?
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Nitro Glycerine? :lol:
 
Glycerine worked!
I gave the boots a good coating, put them in a plastic bag and put the bag in a tub of hot water for half an hour. They came out very soft as they were warm, but did firm up a little when cooled but a lot softer than before and usable again. Not as good as a new set of boots but a handy trick.
 
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