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Want to have carbs totally gone through, new o-rings, plating, vapor blast ext etc. looking for recommendations from first hand experience. Carbs are off Z1B.

I’ve had good success with wired George carburetors. He’s in Texas. It’s been a while since I’ve used him I do all my own carb work now. 

No disrespect to MotorcycleMechanic86, but I have rebuilt TWO sets of "George" carbs, after the owners couldn't get the bike to run for crap.  On inspection, they were FULL of glass bead grit.  Also, he blasted all the zinc plating off the steel parts, and then sprays them with some clear coat crap, instead of replating.  And many of the steel parts were rusting.  

It’s been a good 10 years plus since I’ve used him so maybe his quality has went down hill. 

MotorcycleMechanic86 wrote:

It’s been a good 10 years plus since I’ve used him so maybe his quality has went down hill. 

Could be "George" has some "helpers" that are butchering things.

Oh, and forgot to mention, but one of the sets I rebuilt was attacked with a sanding drum in the throttle slider bores.  I was aghast!         
And he used RTV to try to seal the crappy fuel tees...      

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

Wow that’s crazy. Honestly crap like that is why I started doing all my own work. Then it grew to me doing for a friend and so on. Now I do it for a living lol

Yikes !     

Scotty

Nessism is this something you do for others or just for yourself?

mvent wrote:

Nessism is this something you do for others or just for yourself?

I do lots of rebuilds for others.  Check this thread for photos of my work.  This thread has my email address inside too.

www.kzrider.com/forum/forum-index/23-for...4-set-from-1000-1100

A full-blown rebuild, with bead blasting and steel part plating, obviously costs more, compared to a functional rebuild.  email if you want to discuss...

 

It's always best to learn how to do it yourself. I recently rebuilt a set of CBX carbs that someone(a motorcycle mechanic instructor) rebuilt for a friend. I would not bead blast the carb body. Ultrasonic clean yes but bead blast no. take your time get a manual think about how they operate and you will be good. Really, silicone on the tee's.

I bead blast all the time.  You got a problem with these, Cra-z1?  And are you saying you support silicone on the Tees?



 

I have a set of carbs that Nessism rebuilt on a 1980 750E 4cyl. I bought them a few years ago on EBay, before I was a member of this Fine Forum. Top-Notch work, still running beautifully!
I Think,  Cra-z1 was being sarcastic about the silicone?

Mike