punisher11b wrote: I think that most people run pods from the misinformation that they make the bike run better or that it will be cheaper than running the stock air box ( if broken or missing). Since better is really an opinion , lets just say that stock is maximum efficiency ( fuel, power.....) And it is by far not cheaper to rejet and put pods on these bikes. The easiest thing to do is purchase the boots that fit the airbox/carbs new or off ebay. On a side note, looks like you have a real gem in the rough!
missionkz wrote: Yes.. that bike is too sweet to mod it all out.
And I agree with punisher.... find some replacement boots.
$$$ well worth it.
I have a small fortune in brass from trying to run pods on twins and big four Kawasaki bikes!!!
I'm not 100% sure if I every felt any improvement in power with any pod system I've ever used, except in a crazy custom system on the old Z1, which also used modified velocity stacks with small UNI pods tucked and crammed in front of the battery area.
And I still had many tens of dollars in various jets with that set up plus what seemed like a 100 hours of fab work....so there was ZERO dollar savings.
Thanks for the comments guys. I've set a modest goal of simply getting this gal running, and have something enjoyable to ride some spring time. No plans on major modifications. Also, this is my first go at something like this, so I'm trying to take it slow and not get overwhelmed.
I can't lie, last night I looked at those cracked boots and asked what else is wrong / what have I gotten myself into… I guess that's part of the process.