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carbs dont you just love them
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I love the joy of buying z1000 carbs off ebay to find they are GS750 carbs.
I love the smell of unleaded in the morning.... as it slowly runs from my freshly rebuilt carbs.
I love the taking them off adjusting the float height , putting them on and repeating
I love the firing on 3 cylinders, no wait 4 cylinders no wait..
I love the look of ethanol softened fuel filters.
makes me sad that I have a fuel injected car.
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Michael
Victoria, Texas
1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A
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1980 KZ1000 LTD-B4(MK II engine) - Progressive suspension, MTC pistons, Dynojet Stage III, all wear items replaced, WFO paint scheme(1978), etc..
Past bikes- 2 1976 Kz900's, 5 1975-76 Honda CB750's, Honda 500 -4, Honda 250, Honda 125, Honda 100, Suzuki RM 250, Honda XL350, Kawasaki KLR 650, etc..
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Take it from me cuz I found
If you leave it then somebody else is bound,
To find that treasure, that moment of pleasure,
When yours, it could have been.
1977 KZ650 B1 Being restored to original (Green)
1977 KZ650 B1 Original (Red) Sold
1977 KZ650 B1 Donor Bike for Parts
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Eventually, you will trim some screwdrivers to length so you can drop the bowls and get the floats off without removing the carbs.oldzed wrote: I love the taking them off adjusting the float height , putting them on and repeating
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1979 KZ-750 Twin
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My wife asked me if I still loved her - I said "Honey, I love you more than new carburetor boots ! "
1982 KZ1100B2 (GPz)
1982 KZ750R1 (GPz)
(2) 1981 KZ550D1 (GPz) 1 mint, 1 under construction
1983 GS1100E
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Love the splatter marks that bleech themselves in to my cool t-shirt that I should have taken off from scrubbing the carb body's with a brush after a carb dip..
And really love when the dog chases the cat up on my work bench scattering my tiney tiny springs and washers and float pins all over the basement floor. yep love em :woohoo:
1978 LTD B2 smashed
1978 Z1R D1
1978 A2
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1978 LTD B2 smashed
1978 Z1R D1
1978 A2
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Spray into this little opening, back spray goes right to the eyes.... :pinch: then hit with compressed air after soaking....
Where does the spray go.... Right into the freakin eye, again..... :pinch: :whistle: :laugh:
Seriously, it's like that crap has a laser guidance system for your eyes.... burns like hell.... :laugh:
Same time, once they're all dialed in and sync'd, nothing better than a smooth bore set on a ported head with performance cams on a Kerker combo.... New meaning in "Brings Tears to your Eyes"... Literally in the prep of them damn carbs..... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter
Phoenix, Az
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GPzEric wrote: Old habits die hard - I have an extra rack of throttle bodies and fuel injectors for my 1100 stashed away - just like carburetors - who knows, in 15 years they may be scarce -
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Michael
Victoria, Texas
1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A
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If you like old bikes... it's just initiation into the club. An initiation that must be repeated for every new (old) bike acquired, and sometimes even NOT when acquiring a new (old) bike.oldzed wrote: Ah the joy of old carbs.
Every time I tear into mine, I vow to pay someone to do it next time. But I never do.... I must love old carbs, too.
77 KZ650C1 w/Kerker 4-1
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bountyhunter wrote:
Eventually, you will trim some screwdrivers to length so you can drop the bowls and get the floats off without removing the carbs.oldzed wrote: I love the taking them off adjusting the float height , putting them on and repeating
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+1 ! Dropping the bowls is not very difficult with the right tool. Here's what I use. Ed
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1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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