Carb removal timing - Go!

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Carb removal timing - Go!

10 Sep 2009 19:04
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ok. so i've taken my carbs off my 80' kz650 about a million times now. and i forsee them coming off about a million more times before i get this bike running well.

so i timed myself. starting with tank on, all lines hooked up and full of gas.

4min 47sec

lets hear em'.

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10 Sep 2009 20:02
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Let's just say, "you win"

Or maybe, since you've had to do it so many times, "you lose"

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11 Sep 2009 04:09
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Never timed myself but I can give you a run for you money. the Guiness Record for carb removel is 1 min.23 secs.:woohoo:

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11 Sep 2009 06:09
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timing yourself and racing to get it done isnt gonna lead to anything good....:laugh:

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11 Sep 2009 07:30
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great now you have gone and done it first there was ice racing then hill climbing then drag raceing now carb racing i'm never gonna get ahead i'll now be looking for the bikes that allow easiest carb removel then i'll have to hire a personal trainer to get me in shape so i'll be at my peak. this is insane always competition i can't take it anymore i'm quitting and taking up bowling.
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11 Sep 2009 08:38
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I got out of tractor pulling and back into riding to avoid intense competition lol :)
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11 Sep 2009 08:41
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keith1 wrote:
timing yourself and racing to get it done isnt gonna lead to anything good....:laugh:

sure it is. aren't you having fun yet?
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11 Sep 2009 19:21
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great now you have gone and done it first there was ice racing then hill climbing then drag raceing now carb racing i'm never gonna get ahead i'll now be looking for the bikes that allow easiest carb removel then i'll have to hire a personal trainer to get me in shape so i'll be at my peak. this is insane always competition i can't take it anymore i'm quitting and taking up bowling.

quitting and taking up bowling

Perish the thought! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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11 Sep 2009 20:12
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my god look at the form and follow thru i'm a freakin natural.
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11 Sep 2009 20:28
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loosen the clamps and drop the bike on its side,15 seconds! :woohoo:
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11 Sep 2009 20:30
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how fast can you assemble a complete 900-1000 from a pile of parts and have it running? :woohoo:
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11 Sep 2009 20:47
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just running? or running well? . . .

my 650s taken, well . . . lets see . . . about a year so far to get it running well. and i'm still not there.
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