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SOHC.co.uk Forums => CB500/550 => Topic started by: Luke87 on February 14, 2016, 04:56:15 PM

Title: Carb rebuild kit
Post by: Luke87 on February 14, 2016, 04:56:15 PM: Hi guys. Looking for a bit of advice and experience regarding carb rebuild kits.
I'm only after the perishable items really so the o rings and float bowl gaskets.

I've seen the kits offered by keyster and cruzin image but have heard mixed reports regarding their quality and don't really need all the new brassware that they come with.
It's either them or a gasket only kit from David silvers that comes to £74 which sounds excessive to me.

So my question is does anyone have any recommendations as to which kits to go for? Reasonably priced and preferably uk based.

The bike in question is a '76 cb550. Thanks luke
Title: Re: Carb rebuild kit
Post by: Nurse Julie on February 14, 2016, 08:37:46 PM: Hi Luke
I have had plenty of carb kits from Cruzinimage and have never, ever had a problem. I think you will also find that the one's DSS sell are from the same supplier that Cruzinimage get there's from. It appears that where you get a set of 4 of everything in the kit from Cruize by the time they get to DSS they end up in single bags and you need to buy 4 of everything !!!. Also, I have never been charged import duties on kits purchased from Cruizinimage and they only take 3-4 days to arrive.
Title: Re: Carb rebuild kit
Post by: MeilakJ on February 14, 2016, 08:44:45 PM: Hi Luke

Would this help ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111619220008?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Title: Re: Carb rebuild kit
Post by: Luke87 on February 14, 2016, 09:39:47 PM: I take it you mean the aftermarket kits dss sell Julie? It was the genuine Honda kits I priced up that cost the money.
Thanks for the eBay link MeilakJ, that's exactly the sort of thing I'm after.
I'll go with that kit first and if it turns out I need any of the other bits I'll bear the cruzin image kit in mind.
Thanks for the replies guys. Luke
Title: Re: Carb rebuild kit
Post by: gtmdriver on February 15, 2016, 10:30:07 AM: The advice I would give is to make sure that, whether you buy full kits or just gaskets, the float bowl gaskets are the pre-shaped type rather than just plain O rings.

They can be a pain to seat correctly.
Title: Re: Carb rebuild kit
Post by: Chris400F on February 15, 2016, 10:52:50 AM: Quote from: gtmdriver on February 15, 2016, 10:30:07 AM
The advice I would give is to make sure that, whether you buy full kits or just gaskets, the float bowl gaskets are the pre-shaped type rather than just plain O rings.

They can be a pain to seat correctly.
Agreed they can take a little patience, but warming them up and perhaps the odd spot of sealant to help keep them in place means the job isn't that difficult.
Even the set that DS sells as a Genuine Part has O rings, it's only their aftermarket 'Repair Kit' that has the shaped gasket.
Title: Re: Carb rebuild kit
Post by: gtmdriver on February 15, 2016, 02:24:40 PM: Fair comment, but in the kit I got the O rings were actually slightly oversized and no amount of gasket cement could make them fit without kinking.