{"id":52013,"date":"2017-06-01T20:25:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T11:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=52013"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:58","slug":"gsxr1100l-carburettor-maintenance-oh-polish-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20170601\/everyday-events\/gsxr1100l-carburettor-maintenance-oh-polish-inspection","title":{"rendered":"GSXR1100L Carburettor Maintenance + OH Polish   Inspection   And More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-1000198175\" 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-52000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_3918.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3918.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3918-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3918-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nDoes a vacuum carburetor look shabby because of corrosion and deterioration?<br \/>\nI&#8217;m not fussy about maintenance cycles\u2014the stock carburetor is wonderful because it runs from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south, even at high elevations.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_3917.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3917.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3917-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3917-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nLet&#8217;s give it a light wash and then take it apart piece by piece.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_3923.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3923.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3923-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3923-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThe condition is about what you&#8217;d expect for the mileage and age.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/P1660089.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660089.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660089-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660089-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/P1660088.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660088.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660088-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660088-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/P1660087.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660087.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660087-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660087-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/P1660086.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660086.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660086-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660086-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nQuite a bit of rust\u2026 rust removal work has been added to the job.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/P1660090.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660090.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660090-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/P1660090-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThe throttle bore wear is mild\u2014still plenty of life left in it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_3921.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3921.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3921-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3921-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_3926.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3926-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3926-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThe transformation is hard to believe it&#8217;s the same part. Really satisfying.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_3929.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3929.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3929-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3929-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_3927.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3927.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3927-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/05\/DSC_3927-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nOur work always benefits from doing it later. There&#8217;s always something to reflect on after each job. We want to learn from those points and deliver something even better next time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/P1660163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/P1660163.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/P1660163-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/06\/P1660163-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nWe sometimes discover cracks like this that nobody asked us to look for.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll solder it up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does a vacuum carburetor look shabby because of corrosion and deterioration? I&#8217;m not fussy about maintenance cycles\u2014the stock carburetor is wonderful because it runs from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south, even at high elevations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[136,151,91,1919,166,122],"class_list":["post-52013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-carb-maintenance","tag-gsxr","tag-gv73a","tag-oil-cooled-maintenance","tag-production","tag-vehicle-inspection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52013","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=52013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}