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Vaseline or heavy silcone ( tire dressing) on boots?

exdirtbiker

exdirtbiker

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I think I have done both on various bikes here or there...
anyone see a downside to doing this?
a super thin coat, not a "slathering".

I used to lay gobs of Vaseline in the intake boots of my 2 stroke dirtbikes... If the airfilter was failing, the dust caught in the goop was very visible.
And the heavy silicone... just to keep the plastic/rubber flexible.

The reason I'm asking... I'm about to put my GS1000L carbs back on the bike, and the boots always get folded/bent in ways that scare me. I can't believe they haven't ripped yet. A little "slippery sauce" seems like a good idea ???
 
lube em up.....

I just use some grease to get the carbs back in place, makes it somewhat easier to slip them in....
 
A spritz of silicone spray works fine

No slathering needed
 
I am a fan of Simoniz protectant spray
slick as snot it is.
Makes rubber happy.
 
I just went to put the carbs back in...
found the fuel T stitting on the bench... :mad::o
Got them back together... again...
put them in the bike. connected everything.
put fuel in the bike... and fuel comes out of the bike.:mad::mad::mad:
all over the place. The T leaks like a pig. I have the rubberized kind, no o-rings, thought it felt OK. guess not.
the other 2 are fine.
Now I have to remove the rack, again, and wait for parts.
yup. I think I'm gonna cry. :cry:
 
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nothing more frustrating than almost reaching the finish and failing.
it will be over soon
 
I feel for you. I have lost track of how many times I've had the carbs off. After all my bike sat for 25 years and everything was bad or just wrong.:o
 
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