So I've been playing around with softening carb boots. They're always a pain to install due to them being about as hard as steel.
"Go buy new ones..." Sure, assuming you can find them for a model bike that's basically been out of production for an eternity.
Wintergreen oil. it works actually, but it takes a while and the effect doesn't last forever and it costs a bit to do.
So I tried the obvious solution - boiled them. 3 minutes on the stove, they come out as floppy as an inner tube, install no problem, don't swell. The only downside is having to clean a pot of all the petrochemicals that permeate a carburetor boot. No big deal - that's what Dawn is for.
Sometimes you just have to try obvious solutions first before making a mess.
