I quite like fooking up folks wireless reception.Ian wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:00 pm WTF, have you got the original surface discharge plugs too? That's taking originality to far, I'd be saving them in a drawer for posterity and putting some NGK plug caps on.
Skub wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:41 pm Incidentally,there are folk on the bay looking a tenner for this 'rare part' and it can still be bought off Kawasaki for £1.10. Folk forget there is a surprising amount of new old stock stuff still available.
Fortunately there is a very large and valuable bank of knowledge in the Kawasaki Triples Club. Everything you need to keep these old clankers going,from tutorials to folk specialising in certain areas and sites offering spares. There isn't anything an owner will encounter that these lifetime triple fanatics haven't already experienced. As owner's clubs go,it's one of the best.
Fairly easy to get them as reproduction parts,but they know how to charge. £125 for 3 rubbers was the cheapest,some were looking £150. I'm glad I didn't need any of the 5 clamps,the two big ones make the rubber look cheap!Druid wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:36 pm I had similar problems with my GS750, 50 year old rubber loses a bit of its flexibility. You can't get replacements for love nor money, there's sometimes good reasons for fitting pod filters
How easy is it to get replacements for yours?
I've got some for sale here for a tenner each. I take Paypal, No returnsSkub wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:45 pmFairly easy to get them as reproduction parts,but they know how to charge. £125 for 3 rubbers was the cheapest,some were looking £150. I'm glad I didn't need any of the 5 clamps,the two big ones make the rubber look cheap!Druid wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:36 pm I had similar problems with my GS750, 50 year old rubber loses a bit of its flexibility. You can't get replacements for love nor money, there's sometimes good reasons for fitting pod filters
How easy is it to get replacements for yours?
Depending on how far round the split goes, I reckon that could be repaired using something like CT1 hybrid polymer adhesive/filler. It sticks like sh1t to pretty much everything.
That's probably the worst part,shown in the pic,but there is general 'dozing' all over the three sections,so any repairs would be ongoing.mangocrazy wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:03 pmDepending on how far round the split goes, I reckon that could be repaired using something like CT1 hybrid polymer adhesive/filler. It sticks like sh1t to pretty much everything.
Bought and fitted the same time as I synced the carbs.mangocrazy wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2023 6:07 pm Are you going to bite the bullet and buy new/reproduction? I'd be tempted to try a repair first, especially as the part is largely out of sight.
The pod filters with the hard/chrome back get a bad rap,if you need to use individual filters apparently the foam thingies are better. I don't really like the look of them anyway.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:10 pm I'd just fit pod filters and go up two sizes on the main jet, three if you're feeling cautious, you might need to drop the needle a notch as well.
Never had any problems with K&N or S&B filters with the chrome ends, the cheap ones may be different, I've had a foam filter get sucked into a carb. They're an arse to get working well with CV carbs, they're fine with slide carbs so long as you put a bit of effort in getting them jetted correctly, but I do know a man who knows how to get them working with CV carbs.Skub wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:20 pmThe pod filters with the hard/chrome back get a bad rap,if you need to use individual filters apparently the foam thingies are better. I don't really like the look of them anyway.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:10 pm I'd just fit pod filters and go up two sizes on the main jet, three if you're feeling cautious, you might need to drop the needle a notch as well.
