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Superb video. So useful, especially with regard to where the different jets go. The poor owner before me had put the 70 Jet into the 135 position. I don’t think he would have hit much performance out of that. Thanks for your time. PS. It’s minor but I think the washer at the end of the choke rod might go next to the E clip rather than at the other end of the spring having checked the diagrams on CMSNL.

I do it a different way , take off air rams/ac cable , loosen manifold clips then use suitable length of wood to lever carbs off , Reverse Grease manifold slightly and bottom of carbs, then hand push carbs into position then use hammer/wood again from above to get carbs back into manifolds ( careful not to chip wood into carb ) then grease twist rams back on .

Top tier tip, thank you. would be nice to have the 3d printing exporter export to STEP

I'm glad it's not just me struggling with remounting carbs on XV535. Thank you for the video.

#greatjob 👏 👏 👏

Nice work. I'll try on my twin piston.i was going to use a fat tap like a ezy out.

Thank You, best tutorial I have seen so far, it will come handy for sure

Is it a pwk34 you are running? If so what jetting are you running for slow jet and main.... thanks👍

You could have just used a grease gun on the bleed nipple cobber. Blank the banjo bolt hole with something, thread tape the bleed nipple and leave it loose. Then have at it. You'll probably need new seals though.

THANK YOU so much!! This was the most helpful video this week! ❤

Sounds good 👍🏻

Up date. Someone has previously removed the switch from the handle bars and cut the wire at the pepcock solenoid. The pepcock is switched to on. How ever i am only getting 50 miles before running out of fuel. It only takes 6 litres to fill up. Even though it’s clearly run out of fuel. Looks like i need to remove the fuel tank to figure out what is going on. Can you tell me what the fuel pipe on the left hand side half way up the tank is used for? My trike is an 89 on a G plate. Also in the uk. Why would it only take 5 lires or so to fill up. It should be 13.5 litres as far as i know.

What year is this please? I have an 1989 trike. I don’t see a reserve tap on mine and the manual says it should have a switch just under the starter switch.

Interedted in the virago intake. for sale?

Wow mine didn’t read anything

Vinegar doesn't dissolve natural rubber, or synthetic rubber😎 Best to use the high strength vinegar, £20 for 20 litres, works much quicker. Put an old cycle chain in tank, then shake❤

Finally! A video that doesn't just say "use an air gun". Thank you!

THE PISTON WILL BE DEFORM!!

I miss my old p100

Thanks sir for sharing this genius idea I have taken my motorcycle caliper piston yesterday with some different sets of tools but the idea is yours a very very big thanks to you sir. Please keep up the great work .

Thank you!!! ❤

kool

Hello. Thanks a lot for the great and instructive videos. I am currently trying to renovate the fuel tanks for my wife's Virago 535 which has not run for a while. The issue is that the 2 orange pipes that are attached to the fuel cock are no longer there. I guess they felt into the tank. I may find them out when I clean-up the tank. Since they cannot be bought separately, and I don't have a 3D printer, do you think I can just ignore them, in case I can find them and cannot fix them back? Thanks in advance for your feedback. With my best regards,

Nice one Ben!! I think those are the same ones I got for mine. So far so good. I have another week at work and hopefully I'll be able to get my last ride of the season in too. Cheers!

Hey mate great video again don’t know if you remember me I have the 535 and asked about the carbs a while ago. Having maybe a jetting issue. It’s a 535 with 107.5 main jets and straight piped. Having trouble with it can’t seem to get it fine tuned. Have bought other bigger main jets but not tried them yet. Also seems front cylinder running rich, rear is lean to normal but carbs are synced. If you need any other information let me know. Really want to get this bike sorted now lol. Thanks mate

thanks mate, i have a 1984 Volvo 240GL with one stuck piston in each of the calipers, i was quoted AUD$380 to rebuild each caliper, and my disability pension doesn't stretch that bloody far. i'll give you method a try sometime soon, tried several methods so far with other pistons that were stuck but still have the 4 being super stubborn.

used this on my gas gas txt 125 AJP calipers, you are some man fella took some doing but they're budging. Cheers pal

I take it the SE can't self park using park assist as some of the others do?

If you want an f6c in your life,clear the space so you can get around it to work on. You'll probably find previous owners spent their entire budget on buying the bike whatever it is. I picked up a 25 year old Harley FXDL with 25k dry miles and 7 owners. It only ran on hot dry days because the first owner fitted an HD motor co fuel cap from efi non vented on a carb model. Took a few months to pin down but it's my third Harley since 1988 and hopefully the last bike I need. Planned another £3k when I looked at it,salesman didn't like it being called a 2 year project bike when it was described as excellent condition. I said we all have different standards and every bike is a project even if it's new. Good luck anyway. I declined a test ride because I wouldn't trust anyone else's work.

hi bruce woof

Excellent, the 750 carbs are same, I've left those extra hoses be, I'm running 85 XV750, no pump, I don't know why the -ve into the regulator though. the fuel hose should be underneath the fuel tank LHS, great vid!

getting bigger that shed

Kool, nice to see you fettling again

congratulations... i have a virago 535 1999. thats a big problem for me to reinstall carbs.

you are whizz!!

Those blue crimp on clips uundr your seat are trouble. They start to work then they fail. Enjoy your vids.. keep them coming. Cheers mate

Brilliant!

Just done this on two Honda CB650 SC Nighthawk callipers.. brilliant worked and well pleased.. thank you for sharing

I like how my pistons are solid with no hollow bits at all

print the y-tube with tpu or tpe filament and suspend the carb with some brakets if the weight to high.

Just removed two stuck pistons from my 1980 CB900 front brakes using this method. Thank you - spot on!!

By gum lad, that wur a stuck piston alrite. And ya didn’t need t go down’t ruud t buy a crappy tool that yud unly yuse once. Well dun lad yu didn’t do it for yu self yu did it for Yorksire👍

Hello I was wondering if you or knew anyone that could make me a single carb intake for a 2007 Honda shadow vt750Dc

Thank you good sir! Finally got a seized piston from a rusty old caliper. Thought it was toast

Thank you so much for this amazing tip and video. It made it possible to unstick my VW T25 from calipers with opposing pistons! Never would have got it without your help. Cheers from Detroit, Michigan USA

Tidy up the paint (brush job?) to original colour and put it back to standard. Set of steel wheels likely easy to source Surely worth a lot more that way too

You think this would work on a Kawasaki EN500? It seems the right size, shape.

Thanks for the tip mate. Spent about 3 hours on this problem yesterday. Removed today in 5 minutes with your method. Should have figured this out myself.

Thank you for this brother

Alright mate. I was wondering do you make these for a xv535 by any chance?