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Offline dazemc

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To fix or not to fix, a short story by Broken Carbs
« on: August 13, 2023, 01:23:34 PM »
Worth repairing? If so, how would you go about repairing them?
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Re: To fix or not to fix, a short story by Broken Carbs
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2023, 01:32:11 PM »
As its only where the rubber from the air box seals it should be salvegeable using a cone of the correct diameter, or by replacing that carb body if you can get one, check the number type on a flange to determine what you need.
You could also replace the complete bank if you dont want to do the work.
They look like 500/550 would help if you told us exactly what they are
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Re: To fix or not to fix, a short story by Broken Carbs
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2023, 02:30:32 PM »
 I'd look for a full set of nice ones or at least a rebuildable set of parts carbs. A dented one may be tapped back out, but the broken flange is a deal killer for me.
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Re: To fix or not to fix, a short story by Broken Carbs
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2023, 04:15:36 PM »
I wouldn't

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Re: To fix or not to fix, a short story by Broken Carbs
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2023, 05:06:21 PM »
I'd look for a full set of nice ones or at least a rebuildable set of parts carbs. A dented one may be tapped back out, but the broken flange is a deal killer for me.

+1 to this.

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Re: To fix or not to fix, a short story by Broken Carbs
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2023, 04:22:58 AM »
Worth repairing? If so, how would you go about repairing them?
Beyond repairing....... somebody mangled them. Save them for parts.
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My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
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1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
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New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
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