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DoDefoort
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Posted: Mon Aug 20th, 2007 05:21 pm | 1st Post |
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| Can anyone tell me where they were able to purchase the 5 mm brass fittings to synch the carbs. I have tried NAPA and piston ring and neither have them. Can i use a plastic fitting press in???
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Big E
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Posted: Mon Aug 20th, 2007 05:51 pm | 2nd Post |
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Here are a couple of links, I have seen them somewhere for a buck a piece but cant recall where right now. Some people will get the proper size allen head bolts and drill a hole in them.
edited to remove old links
Last edited on Sun Dec 16th, 2007 12:20 am by Big E
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Hobie1
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Posted: Mon Aug 20th, 2007 06:03 pm | 3rd Post |
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Thanks Big E!
I was hoping someone could answer that question. I tried drilling out some screws and had a half-a** result.
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Hobie
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Silicon Sam
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Posted: Mon Aug 20th, 2007 06:49 pm | 4th Post |
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My Motion Pro brass nipples looked like they took some brass tubing and used a die to cut some threads on one end. Simple approach. You should be able to use just about any tubing the right diameter. Tubing mics out to be just a hair under .2 inches
Raymond
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Whiskerfish
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Posted: Mon Aug 20th, 2007 09:06 pm | 5th Post |
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| Not to bad mouth the motion pro set ( cause that is what I use!) But do inspect them regularly. I was chasing a carb issue last fall that was driving me crazy!! Turns out the brass tube had a hairline crack in it that I was adjusting the carb for. Bike ran like pure crapola. I had removed and been through those carbs like 5 times before I found that crack!!!
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exavid
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Posted: Mon Aug 20th, 2007 10:55 pm | 6th Post |
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| The short nipples from Bike Bandit look like the ones I use. The price is better too.
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Hobie1
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Posted: Mon Aug 20th, 2007 11:26 pm | 7th Post |
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I ordered a set from Bike Bandit. I'll let y'all know how they turn out.
Hobie
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redwing52
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Posted: Tue Aug 21st, 2007 04:44 am | 8th Post |
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| Cut off pieces of 3 / 16 brake line. Thread with a #10 die. Screw a nut on the thread then slide an oring over the threads. It will screw right in the port and seal. 1 /4" line will push right on. Easy and cheap.
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Hobie1
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Posted: Tue Aug 21st, 2007 06:09 pm | 9th Post |
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I got to figuring what it'd cost me to buy the die, handle, tubing, nuts, o-rings, and labor and I think this is a better deal for me. $10.00 including shipping.
From Bike Bandit's site:
Motion Pro Permanent Brass Adapter
Can be permanently installed on motorcycles that only have a plug in the vacuum port. Eliminates the need to install adapters before every carburetor synchronization. Rubber caps are included to seal vacuum.
Options
Size 6MM - $5.99 5MM - $5.99
Please make a selection.
Brand
Motion Pro
Category
Carburetor & Fuel Tools
Last edited on Tue Aug 21st, 2007 06:11 pm by Hobie1
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DoDefoort
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Posted: Tue Aug 21st, 2007 07:46 pm | 10th Post |
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| I attempted to order from Bike Bandit and the only shipping option I got was by air at a cost of $25.00 for shipping. That makes them a little on the expensive side. I have e-mailed bike bandit asking why they can't be shipped buy land and have had no reply as yet. At $25.00 for shipping I'll have to look at one of the other options.
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Hobie1
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Posted: Wed Aug 22nd, 2007 01:19 am | 11th Post |
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I don't blame you. That's completely out of line. You folks up there take it in shorts if you want to buy something south of the border. I personally think it's bovine food -by-products myself.
After I get mine and see what the quality is, maybe we could smuggle.......er....get some to you for less. I just shipped some brake lines I got off of EBay back to the company, as they didn't fit, for $6.40 US.
Hobie
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jesdei3
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 12:18 am | 12th Post |
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| http://www.aerostich.com 1-800-222-1994 ask them to send u a book. it has lots of good ger@
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Hawker22
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 01:11 am | 13th Post |
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| Have you read THIS? It might help you.
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exavid
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Posted: Sat Sep 1st, 2007 06:10 am | 14th Post |
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| Not such a good deal from Bike Bandit. I must have misread the number of nipples in the $5.99 deal. For some reason I thought the price was for a set of four. I ordered a set and found out the price was for one. So I'll keep using my temporary adapters. Last edited on Sat Sep 1st, 2007 06:12 am by exavid
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RB
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Posted: Sun Sep 2nd, 2007 01:29 am | 15th Post |
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I ordered and got 4 of the 5mm's from http://www.casporttouring.com two day shipping  and they look great. double barb on the tube end, heavy gage construction and came with o rings..I'll need to get caps if I want to install them as permanent adapters.
See for yourself...all for $11, only two shown
Attachment: adapters.jpg (Downloaded 533 times) Last edited on Sun Sep 2nd, 2007 01:34 am by RB
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jdln126
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Posted: Tue Oct 16th, 2007 12:52 am | 16th Post |
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does anyone know what fittings come with this set of guages?
does anyone own this model. I can not tell who is mfgr of it as it is not well described on ebay.
1981 standard gl1100. even shop manual does not appear to show the size of the plug for sync attachment.
thanks
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330155924334&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fmotors.search.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D330155924334%26fvi%3D1
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bindervisn
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Posted: Wed Oct 17th, 2007 05:15 am | 17th Post |
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| I bought one of these sets a couple of years ago it was a giant piece of crap. the gauges are junk but the nipples are 5mm. i bought 4 gauges from grainger and made a bracket. its all good
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muaymendez1
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Posted: Wed Feb 20th, 2008 03:21 am | 18th Post |
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RB wrote: I ordered and got 4 of the 5mm's from http://www.casporttouring.com two day shipping and they look great. double barb on the tube end, heavy gage construction and came with o rings..I'll need to get caps if I want to install them as permanent adapters.
See for yourself...all for $11, only two shown
Ordered mine on friday night. Recieved a confiration email saturday telling me item was on the way. Tuesday morning they arrived. I bought 3 for $9.95 oncluding the shipping. i synch 2 carbs at a time and bought the extra just in case.
$1.50 for each. Shipping is a bit seep. But very fast. Would definately do buisness with this company again.
Last edited on Wed Feb 20th, 2008 03:22 am by muaymendez1
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demartile
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Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 06:19 am | 19th Post |
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after reading the manual (vague) about synching the carbs for my 82 gl1100 aspencade, it left me with a few questions. carb three is called the "base". does that mean baseline, as in i need to use this one for reference? also, i see that there are three adjustor/locknut combos. do i need to balance the carbs individually, and then balance one side to the other? thanks
1~3~2~4
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exavid
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Posted: Tue Jul 29th, 2008 05:36 pm | 20th Post |
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| Yep, balance each side then you balance the two sides together. The adjustment screws located between the carbs are the ones that balance that pair together and the adjustment screw on the aft end of the #4 carb is the one that balances the two banks together. I normally match #2 and #4, then #1 and #3, then stick the vacuum gauge on the #3 and #4 to balance the two banks.
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