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airbox hoses

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getting the airbox back on after removing is a royal p.i.t.a. i can't seem to get the hoses onto the carbs and the frame mounting bolts to line up properly, or vice versa. the hoses are not rigid yet but aren't the most pliable. it actually looks like the airbox holes (where the hoses go), when the box is bolted to the frame, is 3-5mm higher than the carb inlets.

i'm thinking a little mod to the top mounting bracket on the airbox that will provide some mounting flexibility. any advice?
 
rideOn said:
... i'm thinking a little mod to the top mounting bracket on the airbox that will provide some mounting flexibility. any advice?
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My advice? Don't do it. :-k

Look at it this way: it used to work with stock parts, it should do it again.
Maybe you don't have the airbox boots turned the correct direction?
Some are different, meaning it will make a difference if you turn them over.

Anything you mod now, you will have to make other adjustments for later on.
How adventurous do you feel? :o

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i saw new hoses on bike bandit for 11 bucks each. maybe they're more flexible. i did line the dots with the hoses to the ones on the box. having never seen one of the bikes in 'perfect' shape, i don't really know how the hoses should feel.
 
#2 Yesterday, 02:13 PM Steve Maybe you don't have the airbox boots turned the correct direction?
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+1

I always put the vacuum hose and fuel line on the carbs first, push the box boots over the carb inlets from roughly the 10 o'clock position twisting the the 12 o'clock position, snug the top bolts slightly, push the box from the bottom untill the boots bottom out fully on the carbs, and then tighten the upper mounting bolts fully. After that I route the vent hoses over the top of the box and you are done. It also seems easiest to put the box in from the throttle side.
 
twr1776 said:
+1

I always put the vacuum hose and fuel line on the carbs first, push the box boots over the carb inlets from roughly the 10 o'clock position twisting the the 12 o'clock position,
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i'm with you to here. when i get the boots fully on the carbs, the bracket holes on the box are nearly 1/2 inch lower than the frame bracket. i was looking at the boots a minute ago and they do look a little deformed and don't want to slip up fully on the bottom side of the carbs.
 
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