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 2blackbelts |
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Posts: 422 (11/05/09 4:38 PM) |
Just put another set of carb boots on the Samuri, and it runs unbelievably.
Is there anything you can put on the rubber boots themselves that will keep them from drying out and cracking? thanks 2 bb |
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Posts: 6644 (11/05/09 4:40 PM) Motor Mouth |
you can boil them in wintergreen oil..it softens them up and they stay soft for quite along time..dtmmil did the ones on my bike,and that stuff smell great
too...hahahai dont see why ya cant use like wd40 or something for a ritual use....
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Posts: 5482 (11/05/09 4:44 PM) |
because it is based on a petroleum solvent, not natural oils like the wintergreen. I wonder if Turpentine lightly would do it?
I just take mine off in the winter and toss them in the pot, just did some the other day, but I need to find something that will resurrect the airbox boots, those beauties do not like wintergreen at all. and THIS is where I get it, 2 or 3 at a time saves when you figure shipping. I use one bottle (4 oz) and a little less than a gal of water, got an old ss pot from the dollar store and use it just for this. 1/2hour on a simmer, not a rolling boil, and I can usually do 3 sets in a pot then pitch the stuff, if I have more than 3 sets to do I will break it down to so much per 4 oz bottle. This stuff will poison a city water suppply so use caution around it, it will poison you too!!
H.C.C.M.F. Local 6978
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Posts: 12 (11/06/09 4:13 PM) |
Priced wintergreen today, holy mother, CRAP! $7.00 for a small bottle. I asked the lady if she had pints but she didn't see the humor. Plan "B"?
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Posts: 21163 (11/06/09 4:42 PM) ADMIN
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I believe you put that in a large kettle of boiling water..
Build it the way you want it ..... then learn how to ride it like you own it..
www.lowridersbysummers.com |
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Sasquatch |
$3.85 for a 4 oz bottle on amazon.com | ||
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Posts: 4850 (11/06/09 6:45 PM) |
$3.85 for a 4 oz bottle on amazon.com .With $4.25 shipping is still one of the better prices I've
seen as opposed to $5+ for 1oz or less......................
Only Bikers understand why dogs love to stick their heads out the car window................. 
When I die,I want to go quietly in my sleep like my Grandfather......  ...Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his
car........ 
The Yeti chop |
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Posts: 396 (11/06/09 6:48 PM) |
Anyone have a good source for a new set of boots for a 74? I guess I could go to a dealership and I will if I have too. I just cant seem to get mine to seal
all the way. I need new clamps and boots. I have been messing with them for so long that now I would just rather spend the dough and get it done!
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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lowridertommy |
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Posts: 21168 (11/06/09 9:10 PM) ADMIN
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If you look at the online dealers like Service Honda..
You should be able to get them for around $75 a set .. plus shipping.. Your local dealer will surely be more..
Build it the way you want it ..... then learn how to ride it like you own it..
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Posts: 6680 (11/06/09 9:34 PM) Motor Mouth |
and i do believe that java has a good line on the clamps with the curled edges,so the clamp dont cut the boot...he may have some ready to ship...
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dusty67 |
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Posts: 15 (11/07/09 6:43 AM) |
You don't use it straight? What is the mix ratio? How long?
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2blackbelts |
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Posts: 425 (11/07/09 6:45 AM) |
I get my boots from Z-1 Enterprises. As Tommy said, about $75 for new.
I was trying to find something I could put on them while still on the bike. It is running so good, I hate to pull them off. I was wondering about petroleum jelly. 2 bb |
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Posts: 6690 (11/07/09 6:53 AM) Motor Mouth |
i dont know doc! your asking a bunch of guys about using vaseline..hahahhaahha..i think it would be awful messy for sure...wouldn't it just run all over
when the engine heat gets to it....
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Sasquatch |
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Posts: 4856 (11/07/09 8:15 PM) |
2blackbelts wrote:Armorall or similar product.look for something with UV protection,like 303 protectant.This stuff puts armorall to shame,and is safe to use on motorcycle seats without having to worry about sliding off during hard exceleration.....  ....................................
Only Bikers understand why dogs love to stick their heads out the car window.................
When I die,I want to go quietly in my sleep like my Grandfather...... ...Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his
car........
The Yeti chop |
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74rat |
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Posts: 5216 (11/08/09 9:49 AM) |
You could also try "dry graphit" spray..I can`t honestly say that i have my self..but i know a couple guys that use it on thier snowmobile track to
help protech them..
http://www.thewinningfinish.com/plastikote/auto/template.jsp?searchcode=SPEC&product=graphite when in doubt..knock`um out...(or wish ya had later!!)...H.C.C.M.F LOCAL 6978 Flint Michigan..3rd most dangerous city in the USA..come back and visit us..sorry we "missed" you the first time..LOL
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Posts: 21177 (11/08/09 9:20 PM) ADMIN
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2blackbelts ... You're saying that the boots on Samuri are cracked already..???
They haven't been on there that long have they..??? Do you remember if the boots you got were packaged as Genuine Honda parts..?? Or were they knockoffs...?? Thats not very long to have them go bad already....
Build it the way you want it ..... then learn how to ride it like you own it..
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