TeeCat
One-Mik Wonder
Hi, guys...
I have discussed this topic a bit in the context of long-term carb woes with BS38s, but I thought I'd start a dedicated thread on this topic for ease of discussion and continuity, both for me and others who might be interested.
My manifold is beautiful. It came from the shop of joe-wiseguy.com. The carb is a Mikuni VM 36mm. So far, I have the manifold mounted, and the carb and fuel line mocked up. Main and pilot jets are on the way, as is a two-into-one throttle cable of which I'll use one side.
I wanted to post a few pics because I have a few space issues and need suggestions and ideas.
The first issue is that my left side cover will have to be either VERY heavily modified, eliminated, or replaced; it will not fit unless I remove basically the front half of it. I am looking for suggestions as to what to do there. One option would be to fab flat left and right "covers" out of aluminum or stainless, but I really don't have those skills.
Secondly, you'll note that because of the placement of the carb throat, my relay(?) and whatnot from the battery is in the way of any prospective air cleaner. I was wanting to run a velocity stack or K&N cone, but the connection for the relay is right in the way. I could use a flat bracket to move the relay back about an inch, but that's not much clearance. Or, I could try to get some fuel hose (like what mounts the carb to the manifold) in an elbow, but that would alter the angle of the carb to the manifold. Rather not do that. Or, I could use some sort of filter that basically is just a breathable "cap" for the carb intake. Ideas?
If you look closely, you'll see that I'm using the customary 1/4" clear fuel line off each petcock that runs into a 5/16" brass T that will be zipped to the backbone. That flows through an in-line filter to the carb's fuel inlet. Should be fine.
So, once my jets and cable get here I'll set that up and try to get the bike running and dialed in. The cosmetic bits I have mentioned are nagging me, though.
Suggestions welcome!
TC
I have discussed this topic a bit in the context of long-term carb woes with BS38s, but I thought I'd start a dedicated thread on this topic for ease of discussion and continuity, both for me and others who might be interested.
My manifold is beautiful. It came from the shop of joe-wiseguy.com. The carb is a Mikuni VM 36mm. So far, I have the manifold mounted, and the carb and fuel line mocked up. Main and pilot jets are on the way, as is a two-into-one throttle cable of which I'll use one side.
I wanted to post a few pics because I have a few space issues and need suggestions and ideas.
The first issue is that my left side cover will have to be either VERY heavily modified, eliminated, or replaced; it will not fit unless I remove basically the front half of it. I am looking for suggestions as to what to do there. One option would be to fab flat left and right "covers" out of aluminum or stainless, but I really don't have those skills.
Secondly, you'll note that because of the placement of the carb throat, my relay(?) and whatnot from the battery is in the way of any prospective air cleaner. I was wanting to run a velocity stack or K&N cone, but the connection for the relay is right in the way. I could use a flat bracket to move the relay back about an inch, but that's not much clearance. Or, I could try to get some fuel hose (like what mounts the carb to the manifold) in an elbow, but that would alter the angle of the carb to the manifold. Rather not do that. Or, I could use some sort of filter that basically is just a breathable "cap" for the carb intake. Ideas?
If you look closely, you'll see that I'm using the customary 1/4" clear fuel line off each petcock that runs into a 5/16" brass T that will be zipped to the backbone. That flows through an in-line filter to the carb's fuel inlet. Should be fine.
So, once my jets and cable get here I'll set that up and try to get the bike running and dialed in. The cosmetic bits I have mentioned are nagging me, though.
Suggestions welcome!
TC