{"id":47257,"date":"2018-08-02T15:25:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T06:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=47257"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:05","slug":"gs1200ss-2-inspection-oem-carburettor-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20180802\/everyday-events\/gs1200ss-2-inspection-oem-carburettor-maintenance","title":{"rendered":"GS1200SS-2 Inspection \u2013 OEM Carburettor Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-3042179865\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC_7803.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\"><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve been asked to do OEM carburettor maintenance.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710304.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nFirst, we&#8217;ll replace the intake manifold.<br \/>\nThe oil-cooled intake manifold shape is somewhat unusual. Once it&#8217;s discontinued, it&#8217;ll be a real problem\u2014especially for CVK models.<\/p>\n<p>OEM part prices tend to go up, not down. It might be a part worth buying and keeping on hand, since there&#8217;s no downside to stocking it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710305.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s mounted on the cylinder head, so it&#8217;s in a harsh, high-heat environment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710306.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nUnlike the GSXR, the mounting bolts aren&#8217;t Phillips head, so removal and installation is straightforward.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710308.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s some blowback\u2014pretty sharp condition, actually.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710315.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nSame here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710318.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710317.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/P1710316.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"855\"><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s some rust inside the tank.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been asked to do OEM carburettor maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[209,62,122],"class_list":["post-47257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-genuine-carb-maintenance","tag-gs1200ss","tag-vehicle-inspection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}