Cone filters

[Mozza]

I didn't realise he did cb stuff I thought it was Just pre mot stuff and servicing I actually had his card in my wallet a while back. I took my hornet up there when I had it to get it serviced a couple of years ago. Excellent call on that one mate I had totally forgotten about him! I will check out custom fastners too as I'm in need of some new shocks and don't know if I trust the Chinese replicas they have on eBay.

[florence]

They are S&B universal ones and they just go straight on to the carb.

Because the frame gets in the way I had to cut a little bit of rubber off on the outer ones but then had the carbs balanced and it seems to work fine.  I had to use different jets but with that and the laser exhaust the mid range power is noticeably better.

[Mozza]

Awsome thanks for all the replies even though I have only been on this site for a couple of days it's been a massive help, cheers!!

[matthewmosse]

Look on Jw's website, they do all sorts of aftermarket kit that they don't seem to have in the shop. Dave Silvers for the standard parts.

[Mozza]

I think I will go see him next week actually he's literally only a couple of miles down the road from me plus it will give me something to do while the frame and swingarm are at the sandblasters. Is it difficult re jetting the carbs? I'm not very experienced with engines or carbs but more than willing to give it a go.

[SteveD CB500K0]

Not difficult, but if you haven't got a dyno, it's trial and error.

Getting carbs on and off is the worst bit.

[Mozza]

Yeah It was a bit of a pain taking them off the first time I can see it becoming a nightmare if I have to do it 3 or 4 times.

[pauliexjr]

if they are all standard parts im going to have to pass i'm afraid as im turning it into a cafe racer. so bar end mirrors, led indicators etc is what im going for which was also one of the main reason for the cone filters as it would beef up the noise and give me a bit of a boost (however small it may be) in power.

If you're cafe racing it I've just ordered a set of these http://sohc750.net/shopping/steel-dragon-performance/original-velocity-stacks/ for $88 for four delivered and including gauze and set screws. That's actually around

[Mozza]

Nice I bet they are loud, was toying with the idea of velocity stacks but they will probably only have a small protective screen over them stopping dirt and other grime getting sucked into them won't they? And not a proper air filter element. I live in the countryside where the roads suck and are always covered in dust, mud etc. Let me know how they sound though with a set of aftermarket pipes I bet it's amazing.

[z1100r]

OOh dear...gotta say I'm not with you on this. I hate those K&N S&B filters. The induction racket (I wont even say noise) is just horible. A mate of mine bought a 79 GS750 a few years ago and it had those bloody things on. First job was to source an original airbox. Not easy.
a) To get rid of awful whaaa! whaa! induction rwharp horible noise...
b) So it carburated properly across entire range ... main jets only fix a minor % of carburation, for road use its almost everything but the main jet that you need to get right.

[SteveD CB500K0]

Get a cup of coffee and settle down in front of your screen.

Comfy?

Now read this:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=5410.0

[Carb FAQ from .net site]

[Mozza]

I'm used to hearing the thump of my single cylinder xt660x with scorpion exhausts and stage 1 and 2 filters which makes a LOT of noise. When I first heard the 500 running I was impressed with the smoothness but not the volume, I think it's a generational thing hahaha the bike is 10 years older than i am! I picked the bike up as a project to learn the mechanics so I'm looking forward to tinkering and tuning everything to work in synch with everything else.

[Yoshi823]

Jim fitted some K&N type filters to his bike... http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php?topic=3122.msg11171#msg11171

[Mozza]

Wow that bike is lush! I asked in another thread about chopping the rear mudgaurd off like that and if that's a uk legal bike I'm going to go ahead with it. Really nicely put together props to the builder.

[captaindonutbikes]

hahahahaha thanks.

legal, brilliant.

whats that all about then