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Inlet Manifold studs - modify?
Oddjob:
IMO Ian far too much emphasis is placed on not modified these days. There isn’t a single bike on the road of our age that hasn’t been modified in some way. Be that by fitting LED bulbs or by fitting sintered pads for instance.
If the mod makes the bike better or easier to work on why let a really small thing like “people may spot it†deter you. Getting carbs in on the 500/550 can be a nightmare of a job, with the advent of modern fuels etc the chances of leakage greatly increases, meaning you may have to remove them in order to fix little problems, anything which helps you do that has to be a good thing.
Orcade-Ian:
Ted, having done quite a few 400's and a couple of 350's which are pretty much identical - fitting space wise, the 550 is a whole lot tighter. I obviously respect Graham's view - he and many others have done so many, it becomes second nature but as a 550 Virgin, I just wanted to share my thoughts on the process.
Ken, I'm certainly not averse to modifying something to make even a small aspect better and will almost certainly do this stud/bolt mod. When I was serving my apprenticeship an older, wiser guy said to me 'When working on any machinery or equipment, always make it easier for the next guy to do his job - it might be you!'
Ian
AshimotoK0:
Seeing as you can silver solder and BZP at home Ian,not a long job to do and so it sounded like a good idea to me ... easier to fit and looks original.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Orcade-Ian on January 03, 2023, 08:05:49 AM ---Ted, having done quite a few 400's and a couple of 350's which are pretty much identical - fitting space wise, the 550 is a whole lot tighter. I obviously respect Graham's view - he and many others have done so many, it becomes second nature but as a 550 Virgin, I just wanted to share my thoughts on the process.
Ken, I'm certainly not averse to modifying something to make even a small aspect better and will almost certainly do this stud/bolt mod. When I was serving my apprenticeship an older, wiser guy said to me 'When working on any machinery or equipment, always make it easier for the next guy to do his job - it might be you!'
Ian
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Ian I was just sharing my limited experience on a single 400 that I took the carbs off a few times - having never tilted an engine like Graham I have no idea how easy or difficult that might be I just have this vision that it might involve removing the silencer that might be rusted on etc.
I would never presume to know better than Graham, Bryan Ken or anyone else here for that matter.
Just shared my method fwiw not trying to out do - anyone sorry if that is how I came across.
Orcade-Ian:
Thanks Ash,
Head - nail, nail - head! :)
Ian
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