Hi,
I've just acquired a 'barn find' imported XS650f that I need to get prepped for an MOT to get the bike UK registered. The bike hasn't run for a good while, so the battery is toast and the carbs will need a good clean, so my job at the mo is the carbs. The bike has the OEM airboxes on it and they look pretty closed in by all the other bike equipment packed in around them. So my problem is, how do I remove the carbs, which seem trapped by the rubbers each end? I've squirted som WD40 on the rubbers to try to ease them from sticking to the carb bodies, but unless I can somehow move those airboxes I fail to see how I can get the carbs out. I just have no idea how to deal with the airboxes. Any guidance on carb removal procedure would be very much appreciated. appreciated
I've just acquired a 'barn find' imported XS650f that I need to get prepped for an MOT to get the bike UK registered. The bike hasn't run for a good while, so the battery is toast and the carbs will need a good clean, so my job at the mo is the carbs. The bike has the OEM airboxes on it and they look pretty closed in by all the other bike equipment packed in around them. So my problem is, how do I remove the carbs, which seem trapped by the rubbers each end? I've squirted som WD40 on the rubbers to try to ease them from sticking to the carb bodies, but unless I can somehow move those airboxes I fail to see how I can get the carbs out. I just have no idea how to deal with the airboxes. Any guidance on carb removal procedure would be very much appreciated. appreciated