how to clean and rebuild a motorcycle carburetor for maximum performance
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In this video , I show you how to properly clean and rebuild a motorcycle carburetor. Thorough cleaning, adjustments, repair and proper care in assembly of components is very important for a good running custom motorcycle, café racer, brat or bobber where you want maximum reliability and performance ! Same tips and principles can be applied to your old car carb servicing.
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Ichiban Moto is a fictional custom motorcycle shop. The parody series of the same name is featured on youtube.
That's how I'd like my instructional videos every time; Good angles, good lighting, good sound, no unnecessary bollocks, everything on point. Thank you and keep it up!
:D why thank you sir !
Right on!, excellent tutorial
"Be careful when you remove the lid, there are a lot of springs under there" I laughed so hard I cried. Fantastic vids.
+gorp27 one could poke out an eye if you're not careful !
My daughter and i are rebuilding the carb on an old GT80. Found this video and after wishing i had a sodablasting chamber, we roared with laughter through this whole video. Bravo dude. We all loved this.
I love how some people actually think you're being serious with the tools hahahaha great video 10/10
That polishing tool is badass.
Doing some research before tackling my first carb.... I think I'll watch this one for the entertainment value and then learn on a different video :D
It just kept getting progresivly worse. I lost it at "diamond paper" and "diaphram tape"
love all the springs not sure if I just wasted 7 minutes or witnessed genius mind blown
+david smith I always count the springs... make sure the same amount goes in as came out
+Chris C it's a workbench.. there are all kinds of extra bits and parts laying around
+david smith definte both and i still hate him for it!
Those springs. In the game of TH-cam sir, you win.
Theese tools. jesus crist
i like how sketchy his tools are love it hahahhaa
@@paulhearns7820 yes lmao
I liked the way he described all the processes, but as soon as I seen that bulls**t pieced together wobbly screwdriver, I was done! It's hard for me to take someone serious about fixing things when he can't at least have straight tools! Does he not believe in torque specs? Cuz those little channel locks he used, instead of a wrench that fit, makes me believe he just gets it "Good Enough" right lol. Other than his junk tools tho, I like it!
The tool is only as good as the man wielding it
@@kparsons22208 his tools are custom you dilsaucenoodle!
I'm pretty sure he had duct tape over his screw driver so he wasn't marring the finish on the carb. That's what I thought anyways.
Glad I read the comments. I came here looking for education and actually took the process seriously. Thought your methods were just a little unorthodox. After further review I rate your troll 9/10. Well done sir. Hook me up with a set of those snap on screw drivers and some stickers. 👍🏼
I can’t believe I rebuilt a carb following these instructions and it worked. The lorb works in mysterious ways.
Thank you sir.
I have followed all of your detailed instructions and fixed the carburettor of my new BSA Victor 441 and let me tell you, this thing performs amazing!
Keep up the good work!
badass aweseomness !
I never tought I'd see something like this. DUDE YOU DESERVE A MEDAL!
Best video I have ever seen in my entire life!!!
I got a bike about a year ago and have been turning it into a tracker. I'm 17 and nee to bikes and when I first bought it I watched theses videos and I thought they were serious and now I went back and watched this... comedy gold honestly
I thought i was watching an actual how to until the springs. Good content sir
As the owner of a multi-line motorcycle/ATV service center, I find this hilarious! It would be even more funny if we didn't see stuff like this on a daily basis! I think we may have gotten a few in that used your "tips" and didn't realize it was a joke.
I tried this, and now my bike doesn’t work. But that’s fine because I know I did it properly. Thank you.
Thanks buddy you have now given me the confidence to clean my Ducati super sport carburetors yey
I've never rebuilt or cleaned a carb in my life, but this still had me dying right away. Great demonstration!
I do a lot of carb rebuilds and cleaning, that soda blaster would make things so much faster. Thanks for posting this.
+Sumo Hooligan440 you are very welcome :)
I hope he starts selling his own tool line soon. That polisher is the bomb!
This is great! I had to clean the carb for my mitus 95' minicab U42T and couldnt find a direct video on this whole process ,but this carb is VERY close to the same as the one in my U42T so it was a great instruction for that too!
This is the funniest stuff I've seen in quite some time on YT.
The jet needle has a bur so I'll use the coarsest paper I can find!
delicate precision !
Yeah exactly some rough ass sandpaper. People don’t realize that this guy is actually being funny. Much of the stuff that he’s actually showing you is different to what he’s saying. Carburetor diaphragm tape!🙈. You’re a chump if you fall for that.
You sir...are a Master of the trade...😆
I asked my Snap-On driver where I can get some of those tools. Showed him some screenshots. I don’t know if he knew how to get them or if he was trying to hide a secret.
Im convinced that this man can do anything!
I grew up working mechanics on my fathers work shop with heavy equipment and this is so it, brings good old memories, bad ass video
How nice of a boat did your local snap on guy buy with those sweet tools you have?
"There's a bunch under there and you don't want to lose any of them"
LOLOLOL !!!! You are the best. The delivery is absolutely priceless !! LMAO
I watched the entire advertisement so you'll get the cash credit! Knowing I'd get tips and tricks from the master!
Brian Wright I'll watch out for that in google analytics ! I have been looking forward to seeing some of that !
I'm late to the party, but this is the most badass video on TH-cam.
when i did my carb i had no diamond or sand paper so i cleaned most jets etc with an angle grinder, very gently of coarse, runs sweet now, my diaphragm had a 3 inch split in it , they cost £2.99p so i decided to try brown parcel tape, it wasnt great, only lasted about 8000 miles so a week later i tried the fragile parcel tape, and hey presto i just completed 100,000 miles last week and it runs great now, it does 369 miles to the litre now, only prob was i dropped a few screws down the inlet port in the engine which i just couldnt get out, mainly cos my fingers are too fat, anyway i found some plastic screws in my kids mechano kit, they were a bit small so i just put lots of silicon on them and work fine, oh yes, i almost forgot, my ike dont run off petrol any more, it now runs off crude oil straight from the ground, just filter it with a 3000 grit filter, it runs great now, cheers for the extreemly helpful vid.i couldnt have done it without you, that is waht my dad says, ime only 4, actually ime 4.3 yrs old.
Im so glad this is the same carb that's on my four wheeler. Makes fixing it easier
I must have gotten ripped of when I bought my motorcycle: the carbs don't have enough springs!
..I Have LOTS of extras From my 82 VIRAGO 750 HITACHI 40s..You want any>>? They're in my " Extras" box. ..Trade you for Some Muffler bearings
My 1980 suzuki gs850g only have 1 spring per carburetor.
@@darnelljohnson3771 ya no fucking way it needs that many springs it's not real lmao
I'm surprised a snake didn't jump out with all those springs.
@@davestrain9529 muffler bearing lmao
"Pilot Jet, Idle Jet and Primary Jet"! Reminded me of when I serviced my car's carburetor; when I was finished I had some screws and pieces left over and I couldn't remember where they had come from; the engine still worked fine.
The technical term for leftover parts after an assembly is, "hud parts". At least that's what I've always heard them referred to as. Of course Google doesn't know anything about it. Google never knows anything about mechanical stuff.
Nice thanks for the great tips on how to rebuild carbs just bought my first bike with a few friends and we are going through it to make sure it’s all complete and working and none of us has ever rebuilt a carb before
You are such a crazy guy! You have a unique kind of humor. The only thing that i can take for serious is your set of high quality tools. Thanks for entertainment.
"...but i found the best thing that works for carburetors, is carburetor cleaner." lollllzzz
You are simply the best.
You teaching technique is humorous and fun.
thanks for watching and sharing!
Why didn't I find Ichiban Moto sooner? He is the perfect mix of "I really know what I'm doing" and "let's make it look janky" haha.
I like how you said to make sure you have a clean surface while pointing at your dirty table. ;D
like dad always said "do as i say, not as i do"
Hahaha, fantastic comment! You did a great job on that carb, BTW.
I order new diaphragms and never realized there were diaphragm tapes. I'm such an idiot.
Sometimes I feel funny after licking too much window tape
shadetree surgeon that happens to me when I lick blotter tape .... even if it's just a tiny square
+Ichiban Moto you sure that has nothing to do with the LSD?
+Ichiban Moto bad ass
A wild Florida man comment
OK... I'm sold. Thanks for the informative video. Pulled the carbs off my 1975 Yamaha 650 today. Feeling some of your confidence now!
+Frank Towler bad ass !
These videos are bad ass. You just earned another subscriber.
Great video, just bought a 1975 Honda cb125s. Will be using all your videos to help with the restoration. Love the polishing, can't wait for more vids.
Scott Viers that's a nice machine ! post some vids of your restoration process !
Right on.
Lol... Definitely not the carb rebuild guide I was looking for, but I'm so glad I found it haha..
You had me at DIY carburetor blaster🤓
I love to see a master craftsman at work with the most high-tech tools that money can buy! 🤣
i have vids on how to make some of them
Like it or not, the man is genius.
I have found that a high E string off of a guitar is an invaluable tool when rebuilding motorcycle carbs as it fits into many of the jet orifices. :)
at what point in this video did you realise that he's F-ing with you a little bit? That was genuinely entertaining, and took me back.
You polished out the writing on the cap!!! Take down a notch the speed on your polishing machine!! That screw driver.... lmao!
+Arlind Sadikaj if you want a screwdriver set- th-cam.com/video/16LUK_8Va8k/w-d-xo.html
as always -informative, educational and inspirational. my next carb refurb and rebuild will go much better with this video added to my favourities. thanks buddy!
How you can do this without pissing yourself is completely beyond me, I loved the springs!!!
carb work is serious business
In case ya’ll missed the subtle dry humour tool theatrics⚡️ This dude is a genius!
I strayed away for a while when you had writers block for a few episodes. I have to say that im pleased to see you have started making some serious videos again it really helped me out i ordered some new cr carbs for my cb750 cafe project and noticed the carb piston springs were completely missing... boy was i mad nobody takes time to do things right anymore.
martin dumas happy to see you back Martin !
Great vid as usual. Number 1 motorcycle channel.
Very informative! One comment, though. At 6:10, you show yourself checking the float height with the carb overturned 180 degrees and the full weight of the floats on the float valve, pushing down the plunger. Float height should be checked with the carb just rocked to the side to the point where the float touches the plunger. This is the point at which gasoline is stopped from entering the bowl. The spring-loaded plunger is only to prevent the tang from being bent on bumps hit when the gas level is at the maximum. Thank you.
Great video dude. Thanks. Had no need to clean a carburetor but my girlfriend and her whole family and I loved watching this video. Keep it up!
Thank you MR Ichiban, all give it a try, kinda like big loose spokes at about 80 mph it starts a wobblen but it smooths out at 100 mph but slowing back down wow hang on, and yep not know 1/4 1/2 3/4 but 100% full race. Some good stuff, love your videos. The get all my bikes running BAD ASS spechely my 86 RGV 500 squar 4.
This is fucking hilarious, thank you for making this pure gold video.
haha ! thanks for watching and sharing !
I love this! High tech tools are the best
Nice now i can take apart my injectors and clean them!
Hilarious yet informative as always.. stocking up on Diaphragm tape as we speak.
+Back Road Moto I'm adding some to my tool roll
Instructions were very easy to follow
And now whit us....The machine man..He's Ichiban ! Wow !
This may be the weirdest vdeo you've ever done. It had a strange normal-ness about, in some places, a little.
+Yoshio Tamiya I'll have to work on that !
Have had a really bad cold since more than a week, and must also have gained some kind of virus infection. On top of that I have almost lost my voice.
BUT; my brother came over today and gave me two Ichiban Moto stickers, which really brightened up my day!
You seem like a complete genious so I guess maybe you are good at other things than motorcycles. You don't happen to know a really good remedy for sore throats/loss of voice?
***** Absoloutly ! add one sporkfull of organic bee's honey to 60 ml of 'murican Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky.... mix, sip & repeat until symptoms pass.
Ichiban Moto Ok, sore throat is gone.
Now what about the hangover?
***** use 30ml of 'murican Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky mix, sip & repeat until symptoms pass.
***** powdered vitamin B complex and codeine mixed into a tall glass of high pulp orange juice.
Ichiban Moto I substituted the codeine for diacetylmorphine, it was all they had on offer at the local school yard. Seems to work alright, I feel sort of heroic.
This was the best comedy I've watched all year... and those tools. :)
Dude that polish is serious!!!
I'd use a little RTV gasket sealer on that vacuum diaphragm,if you're not going to replace it. That tape is bound to fall off. I just bought one for my Kawasaki KLR 250. It was $7 on Ebay and a high quality rebuild kit, and a new float. Everything was under $50. Now it runs like new.
love your sense of humour
+John Hunt thanks for watching and sharing !
This video funny and educational at the same time ...the tools he use are harlarious 🤣
I followed these steps precisely and my tuna salad came out perfect.
what a confidence & man with so many issues how was the bike even starting & running, & was your flourscent tube flickering.
I think your awesome buddy.that was a great get to the point n get it done.very well explained , with letting us know what all the parts are n what not to do.i do appreciate u taking the time to make the video.keep them coming.
God I miss your videos
new vids this year
@@IchibanMoto I thought you were dead or something. So glad to hear the news. Thought your work was done of the best humor on TH-cam.
Looking forward to watching the new videos!
very nice! last time my niece clean xl250r carb, but that was not good at this napew clean the honda carb! very nice I'll give all my ten out of nine for you.
Is it sad that this is the only video I have to rebuild my carbs with? It's gonna take me 4x longer just to build all the fancy tools he uses.
I have a video on crafting your own screwdrivers.. it is pretty simple and does not take more than a couple of weeks. maybe I should sell them?
Bad ass
Great video I watched it so much I feel like I already rebuilt mine and it's still just sitting there looking at me lol your video is definitely educational but doesn't do much for my confidence in diving right in much would you charge to do the rebuilding for me
Bad ass good! The Crown jewel of how to Vids! Thank you!!
If only five stickers were able to reflect how intensely, and sincerely I laughed out loud will enjoying this video.
I remain in your debt, and this debt I may not live to repay. Yet I am not dismayed, only reinvigorated.
Yeah though I walk through the valley of mikuni (amongst others...) I shall fear no carburator, for thine art with me.
Hi Ichiban thank you your a life saver, I Have been trying to get my 1980 cbx1050 tuned, as to its a full race set up, so of course air box removed as well as the rear brake assembly what real racer uses the rear brake, watching you video got them carbs dialed in, even with my custom 3 / 2 into ones header, and yep when I was removing the stock exhaust I knew they were bad when all the bearings fell out, when I painted my comstar wheels I drilled out then Honda stock rivets, Honda no longer sold them so I used pop rivets, now it has a bit of a wobble ? But now with your help that bike is BAD ASS
hahahaha! sounds like a trick bit of race kit there Spencer ! if your wheels wobble, you might need to drill holes on once side to balance it out
> searches for info
> shit, Ichiban Moto
> watch anyway
just discovered your channel. it's awesome!
That's badass man, cheers! If you hear my bike run rich it's because I used 20grit on the needle, really did the trick. Congrats on 100K.
Thank you very much for uploading this interesting video.
I really enjoyed your low-tech approach
and your Zen-way of handling and talking.
I.m.h.o. one of the best instruction videos on TH-cam!
+Paul D. thanks for the kind words Paul :)
Lol. Was like watching a train wreck. Couldn't look away lol. It was still informative. I like your style.
wow , lots of springs !!
Hi there friend,your gifted with polishing carburetor casings, do you have any tips ? I enjoy your videos & that's a great sense of humour you have friend
🙂🙂🙂
Man, great video, very instructive! Wish I could afford your tool set!
We have airports in Houston good to see someone cares
yay for Houston !
so I have a big pile of stuff here what you want to fix i can send you a nice altemater off a 1200 bandit if you want. I wants me some badass ichiban sticker how about a yammie haw virago its nice just needs a little work just need to get it boxed up
Gonna go an' watch the polishing vijeo now, that was BADASS!
Wow, what a Nice screwdriver sir!
+MrShotgunJoe why thank you ! I have a video on how to make screwdrivers if you want to fab up your own set :D
+Ichiban Moto yeah that would be Nice, link please?
+MrShotgunJoe share it with your friends, everyone needs a good set: th-cam.com/video/16LUK_8Va8k/w-d-xo.html
Diaphragm tape? Is that really a decent, long-term fix? Highlight of this video was the soda blaster and them hand tools. Priceless!
The most important tool of all is that bag of green fuzzy carb stuffing in the upper left corner
Another awesome video. Thanks Ichi!
+Martin Brown you are very welcome !
Badass polishing!
it makes a big cosmetic difference with such little work :)
Skill, with a touch of humour
by far the best video i have seen on yt ever, funny
The ultra-sonic cleaner...it's an amazing machine. :D
+PistnRods technology is awesome :)
Rumour has it, SpaceX is considering hiring Ichiban Moto to rehaul returned rocket parts.
Love this guy. Joker. Still it's a really informative guide!