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Seaking
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Starter on a 2nd Gen Venture? Never had to do that one yet.. Just about everything else..
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Starter on a 2nd Gen Venture? Never had to do that one yet.. Just about everything else..
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1_v8_merc
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If you think 4 is bad, try doing it on a Honda inline-6.
But yes, the 650's are probably the hardest GS to remove carbs from.(they are absolutely the most complained about bike, in that category)
I've removed them over a dozen times, and it's easy...you just get used to doing it so many times, it becomes second nature and you kinda get in the zone to hurry and get it done, lol.
But yes, the 650's are probably the hardest GS to remove carbs from.(they are absolutely the most complained about bike, in that category)
I've removed them over a dozen times, and it's easy...you just get used to doing it so many times, it becomes second nature and you kinda get in the zone to hurry and get it done, lol.
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SVSooke
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Bahh ....you guys haven't lived till you've tried to get the carbs off a 83-6 GS700/750.Took me 2 days to get them back on my 85 750 the first time.You can't get the airbox back either.
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Seaking
Guest
I think the issue I was having is how much man-force I had to use to wrench the beggars off. I was a little too worried about ripping boots and stuff that I was being a tad too gentle with it..
Well, now sitting waiting for parts, shims and such.. cold fog rolling in today so meh no ride.. time to polish up some side covers.. yeah, I'm that bored waiting
Mine was worse ....
Mine was worse ....
Well...if we are making this into a complaint threaad about carbs...
we did my sons friends honda magna v4 this summer ....
NEVER AGAIN ! ?..
Mine was worse ....
Well...if we are making this into a complaint threaad about carbs...
we did my sons friends honda magna v4 this summer ....
NEVER AGAIN ! ?..
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Seaking
Guest
in YOUR case, few steps and 30 seconds.. ?
Cam chain tensioner, that's a new one on me.. I'll have to look it up.. (still have the carbs and valve cover off...)
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qisteve
Guest
I have found that warming up both the intake boots and air box boots with a heat gun or hair dryer makes this job a little easier. When re-installing the carbs, spray all the rubber pieces with a dry silicone lubricant and pre-heat again. Carbs will usually just "pop" back in. This works great on my ZN1100b, another notorious biotch. 
Steve
GS Whisperer
On my son's bike, yeah, it would only take about 30 seconds or so to pull the carbs, due to having pods installed.
However, this is on someone else's 650L, and it's all stock.
Took about 10 minutes to remove the rear master cylinder from its bracket,
remove three mounting bolts for the air filter box and slide it to the rear (into space recently occupied by the master cylinder), loosen the clamps on both sides of the carbs and slide them out enough to remove the cables.Not real quick, but not too bad, overall.
Installation, though, ...
Took about 5 minutes or so to slide the carbs in (after attaching the throttle cable), then another 10-15 minutes just to get them into the airbox boots. After they were in the airbox boots, it only took a couple more minutes to get them into the intake boots and get all the clamps cinched up and the air filter re-attached to the manifold and the master cylinder re-attached.
Not sure how 'new' these boots are, but they are reasonably supple and pliable, so they are not a problem.
The more I work on other bikes, the more I appreciate my larger shafties.
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Seaking
Guest
Gees, and I was trying to pull mine from a partially stripped bike..
After doing these, I'll complain at how hard the carbs are to pull on my RSV either..! piece of cake in comparison!
And it's a great incentive to make sure to do a 100% proper job on the carb cleaning and such before putting them back on.. ONCE is enough, thank you very kindly! =)
cheers
After doing these, I'll complain at how hard the carbs are to pull on my RSV either..! piece of cake in comparison!
And it's a great incentive to make sure to do a 100% proper job on the carb cleaning and such before putting them back on.. ONCE is enough, thank you very kindly! =)
cheers
