Katana Owners Club U.K.

Carb installation.

Right. Having got my nice new carb inlet rubbers from my mate Bobster, and some new seals for it, I thought i would whack the old carbs back on and sit back and admire my handywork

WRONG !!!

How the frigging ell do i get these back on ? I prob put things back in all the wrong order, but working on the assumption that someone at sometime would want to get their carbs out for cleaning or repair and will not have wanted to get whole engine out, then they must be in the same position as me. ie engine in and no room to get the buggers back in.

I thought that maybe taken the air box plastic bit out and fitting the carbs to that and then trying to get them back in that way might work, but there is not enough room to get the box in with the carbs attached

So what to do ? do i have to tilt the engine forward a bit to get some extra room ?

I cannot for the life of me see how i could get the carbs back on the airbox with the air box in situ. It took all my effort to get it on the carbs when it was out of the bike !!!! Maybe take the inlet rubbers off and gain a bit of space ? be damned how i will get the bolts on for the inlet rubbers in though - wont be any space if the carbs are there.

HEEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPP

Pete

Cheers Mick. The only problem i have with that is that it was a bugger to get the carbs onto the air box plastic when it was out of the bike. God knows how i can get it on with the airbox already attached to the filter housing.

Pete

hairdryer in he airbox works well no pun intended

Thanks guys. Words of wisdom as usual.

Will have a think and maybe have another go tomoz.

cheers

Pete

dave309 wrote:hairdryer in he airbox works well no pun intended

Hey Dave, have you seen his avatar?



He is as likely to have a hair dryer as me!

Actually .........my little girl has a nice pink one i can use

Pete

pissing down with rain. Do i really want to make the day any worse by having another go with the carbs ?

Pete

In...........but not connected...............i need a lie down........................





By undoing the engine mounts i was able to tilt the engine forward enough to give me another inch which was just enough to slide the carbs thru the gap.



Need to connect cables and then try and get the fookers in the rubbers - Oh how i am not looking forward to that. Get ready for back ache !!!!!!

Pete

Not to mention skinned knuckles

Yep. not looking forward to trying to wiggle em in Jez hoping the gods of motorcycle's are looking down on me tomoz. Hows about a spot of Karma my way boys ?

Pete