Sigh, carbs again

[harre]

Mustang keeps all our bikes running!  

[nightrunner]

Glad you got it sorted Dag.  One thing that will make life easier when working on the carbs is to get some wheel bearing grease or petroleum jelly and apply a layer on the inside of all six rubber boots where they slip over the carbs.  With the grease the air box pops off and on easily as do the carbs.   It also makes an air-tight seal.

[Bixxer Bob]

I used washing up liquid but the result was the same!

[Rocinante]

I normally use a a bit of WD40. The problem with these boots is age, first of all, and the fact that the middle boot get bent every time the carbs goes in or out.

In between work and problem solving, I rebuilt the rear wheel to 18 inches, which looks better due to the very tall rear fender. See the image attached. How it behaves off the tarmac, remains to be tested. I´ll be going into the mountains for an annual gravel and trekking trip in a week´s time. Looking forward to that...:)

[metalguru]

Nice looking bike.
Glad to hear it's sorted.
WD40 will not have helped these inlet pipes as it is known to rot the material.

[Rocinante]

WD40 will not have helped these inlet pipes as it is known to rot the material.

I might use grease the next time... :roll: