That glossy finish is real paint
We swapped them out for the Dunlop tires you specified.
We replaced the front side first. I forgot to snap a photo of the engine oil.
When installing a TMR or FCR, we stick with the stock setup unless there’s a good reason not to. The stock negative-pressure carb has a longer inner tube, so you can just trim it down. If you want to change the throttle opening, that’s a different story. Sticking with stock saves time and eliminates unnecessary parts costs.
The TMR tends to make contact, so we’ll file it down a bit.
We’re in the hang-the-carb camp. The stock setup is held in place by the air cleaner box too.
We used Norma hose clamps. The outer diameter came out to just under 52 mm, so we cut a 50–70 clamp to size.
Sticking-out hose clamps are just as sad as a belt hanging loose.
Removing the air cleaner box leaves an ugly gap, so we made a barrel cover to clean it up.
Making the cover took about an hour for both sides. Figuring out how to mount it took about three hours.
We realized we’d gone overboard again.
