Carb Maintenance– tag –

Okada Projects Plasma Booster on order. The trick is how to install it smartly where it won't be seen... If only we could just stick it on with the included ...

All right, let's keep moving forward. We've been asked to fabricate a cowl vibration damper. There's nowhere to get a boss from at all… Connecting the left a...

The connecting plate arrived, so let's install it. Three out of four pieces had cracks. Since it's in the choke passage, it shouldn't cause any problems, but...

Let's perform a valve clearance adjustment. To be honest, I don't think valve noise gets too bad very often. What does happen is the cam can seize, the rocke...

Today we're going to do some oil-cooled maintenance. Recently, starter motor O-ring replacement has been included as part of the package too. It's great to b...

Does a vacuum carburetor look shabby because of corrosion and deterioration? I'm not fussy about maintenance cycles—the stock carburetor is wonderful because...

This is what came after. Finally got it assembled! No matter what I did, the fuel level wouldn't stabilize... Ah, I see now... That was quite educational. Th...

We're running two weeks behind on getting started—sorry about that. It's been a while since we've seen corrosion this severe. We replaced the intake manifold...

Well, well—it's turned into quite the beauty! I hope the carburettor comes out clean. Continuing.   A bit late to the party, but the GSX1100S starter va...

A clean carburetor feels really satisfying. The original vacuum carburetor is wonderfully easy to handle, has a manageable maintenance cycle, and lets you ri...