Author Topic: Carb Boots (Read 2073 times)

weltzing · « **on:** March 18, 2012, 06:55:22 PM »

Ok so I have a 1980 cb650c with pd carbs and I am wondering what an alternative is for getting new carb boots for my bike instead of the $20+ ones. I think someone said the kawasaki ninja boots would fit and are cheaper, but not sure?....
Thanks

dfoxengr · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2012, 07:37:12 PM »

I would like to know too. 81' CB 650 here.

weltzing · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2012, 04:42:58 PM »

will a kawasaki ZX900 carb boots work for my cb650?

Doggie · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2012, 06:11:13 PM »

I too are looking for boots for my '81 Cb650C. Right now they are soaking in power steering stop leak fluid. I did a set for my CB550 and they became soft after a few weeks of soaking. You might try this method until you can locate new ones. I know they are hard to find at a good price.
Doug

Tugboat · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2012, 10:41:09 AM »

New rubber is where it's at. Bite the bullet and get new ones. I did, and I'm glad I did.

weltzing · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2012, 07:57:07 PM »

I am going to get new ones, but someone said on a different post on here that the kawasaki ninja 900's boots are identical and you can get 4 of them for the price of one cb650's...just trying to confirm that otherwise here goes $100 down the drain...thank god I only paid $100 for the bike!

phil71 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2012, 08:47:31 PM »

how exactly is $80 going 'down the drain' if it makes things right again?

weltzing · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2012, 06:19:53 AM »

Technically its not, but if the ninja's would fit and work for $25, then I would save $55

weltzing · « **Reply #8 on:** March 21, 2012, 06:21:28 AM »

http://www.partsnmore.com/parts/kawasaki/zx900/?filters[category]=carb&filters[fitting]=custom

Scroll down a little and these are the boots...

Tugboat · « **Reply #9 on:** March 21, 2012, 08:40:05 AM »

Hell - for $25 get 'em and see.

Doggie · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:19:28 AM »

If you buy them, let me know cause I will buy them too.
dht4343@aol.com.
Doug

phil71 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2012, 10:35:46 AM »

Is this the bizzaro world? why on earth would you be looking for boots from a totally different bike to fit on a SOHC 650?

weltzing · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2012, 11:22:57 AM »

If everything is pretty much the same on them, the measurements and what not, then why not find a cheaper alternative? I cannot find the post I found on here not too long ago, some guy used different boots from a different bike in which I recall it was the ninja 900's boots, and he said they worked great. Being a college kid with a part time job hell I am gonna find the cheaper deal, as long as they work though. Just trying to confirm on here that the ninja 900's indeed work, otherwise I have no other choice to buy the originals.

phil71 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 21, 2012, 01:31:55 PM »

if you're gonna try something cheap and futile, why don't you just get some rubber hose length and cut it to size?

weltzing · « **Reply #14 on:** March 21, 2012, 03:17:50 PM »

futile? actually I've also read on here someone used radiator hose for carb boots and that worked fine too

phil71 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 21, 2012, 03:30:30 PM »

I can make a fan belt from panty hose, doesn't mean it's a great idea.

BobbyR · « **Reply #16 on:** March 21, 2012, 06:50:56 PM »

Quote from: phil71 on March 21, 2012, 03:30:30 PM

I can make a fan belt from panty hose, doesn't mean it's a great idea.

Getting the panty hose is the best part.

dfoxengr · « **Reply #17 on:** April 04, 2012, 07:12:16 PM »

These condemning comments about someone trying to find a viable alternative to an expensive part are what makes forums bad places to ask questions. Hopefully those posting them know don't understand that yet because posting them and knowing it would really be a shame.

BobbyR · « **Reply #18 on:** April 04, 2012, 08:05:10 PM »

Seriously, you may find compatible parts made for another bike. It is known that manufacturers will try use a commodity part produced by a company when they can. It is cheaper and easier to adapt a commodity part to your design than design a unique part and buy small runs of that part.

The trick is to figure out what parts were used between brands. I had a plastic starter button break on an old Kawi, went to the dealer who had been around forever. I asked if he could get one, he said "sure everybody used them". When it came in it said "Genuine Yamaha". Of course it was the same button as the Kawi.

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Author Topic: Carb Boots (Read 2073 times)