concours carburetor woes???

[robert shar]

To carb woes, I have 7 bikes in garage right now, only 2 are fuel injected.The maintenance basically what Ian said. I rotate my bikes as I fill them up to keep them clear and running well. But you must keep them upright on a centerstand. No matter what you do varnish will build up causing floats to stick or lose balance in their bowls. Yes the needle seals will wear out and deteriorate on a 20yr old bike. If you can rebuild one carb you can do them all. Its syncing them up that's the bitch. There are plenty of how to videos on Utube now if your game or go to a dealer. Connie's are worth the trouble. Bob Shar 09 Kawasaki concours 12 Kawasaki Z10R 99 Kawasaki KLR650 74 BMW R75/6 74 Suzuki GT750 69 Honda CB450 01 DErbi GPRR50 ________________________________ From: Ian Francisco To: roncriswell2@...; DSN KLR650 DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 4:01 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Concours carburetor woes??? A bank of carburetors need not be intimidating. There is increased hassle with removing and replacing them as a bank and syncing four vs two or none, but what makes one carb work also makes four work. Guys on the GS Resources forum do it regularly and help each other out. I'm sure there's a Connie group with similar expertise somewhere out there. If you do dive in be sure to not overlook anything such as intake boot o-rings or intake trumpets etc.and be careful to reseal the airbox, carbs, and intake boots carefully. Air leaks can make life miserable. Best way to maintain carburetors is to add fresh gas to the tank, ride until empty, and repeat. -- Ian Francisco http://www.scarletfuries.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Scarlet-Furies/121218125931 Concours carburetor woes???http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/message/208220;_ylc=X3oDMTJyM3AwZWZyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzQ4ODM4NQRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUxMjYyNjIEbXNnSWQDMjA4MjIwBHNlYwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEzNTg2OTIxMzg-> Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:40 am (PST) . Posted by:"Ron Criswell" roncriswell@...2@...?subject=Re%3A%20Concours%20carburetor%20woes%3F%3F%3F> Sent from my iPad My Concours carburetors give me a fit sometimes.if I let it sit up much at all, it starts running rough. Always the cylinders on the left side. It seems worse if I leave it on the sidestand instead of the centerstand. I use Seafoam and that usually clears it up. One of the bike mags recommended something called Star Tron gas treatment. Anyone try this? I was reading Rider magazine in the tech advise column about a Connie rider with the same issue and they recommended a complete carburetor rebuild. According to them, a little seal on the float needle wears out after a while causing problems. His bike only had about 15,000 miles on it, mine has 61,000 miles. I have tackled single carburetors but not four and feel that is over my head. Who do you trust on this, a dealer or individual? I don't want to pay for a rebuild but just have someone dump gas treatment in the tank. What should I expect to pay for this? This problem in the past happens at startup usually. Lately, though it happens after riding a while. I always know it is going to do it if it is hard to start or if I am at a red light idling and the rpm's drop from 1200 to 1000. Some Connie owners say they sometimes have rust in the tank causing problems. This is on the older 1000 cc Concours. Criswell [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]