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cb500 649a carburetor questions

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LesterPiglet:
I don't have any experience on the road with or without stock airbox but in the garage it seems to be fine.
I do know, no matter what configuration exhaust I have had on my bike I have felt no difference.

It's had stock headers with a Micron(two stroke) end can, just stock headers, stock headers with a gsx750 can and now a Motad.

matthewmosse:
Oh, and on my 550k3 the thing was a pig to start with individual k&n style filters, but actually running it was ok. I think with cb500.4 carbs I've found them fine for bench testing with just the k&n style (think mine are s&b brand in point of fact) fiters, start up and run fine, even with multiple exhaust studs missing, I tested each of my project bike engines on the bench using a not very restrictive slash cut 4 into 1 chop exhaust and those 4 cone filters and not even a frame fitted but they were still a doddle to get running, even with carbs full of furry corrosion. The 500/4 carbs in my expirience have been nice reliable and easy to get the bike running. the 550k3 ones that I found a swine to get right.

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