FlyingAnvil
XS400 Addict
Well the CycleBarn did not have any kits or gaskets for my carbs only jets and I didn't feel that I needed those with the stock air boxes. My electric starter is not working so it's kick start only right now and that's why I felt a carb redo was in order to make it start easier and because it idled at 3000 rpm and it was a bastard to start before.
Long story short, someone had been in there before and used locktite on the carbs, not kidding, I broke quite a few screws taking them apart. Had to use vise grips on the screws to get them out. I didn't worry to much about it as I had 4 Mikunis for parts that I got at the swap meet for 20 bucks. Anyway all I did was pull the carbs apart as carefull as I could, and saved the gaskets and got me a Harbor Freight ultrasonic cleaner gave everything a good cleaning and put everything back together as it was. Got the bike back together and gave it a shot of ether (starting fluid) and two kicks in it fired right up and has been running pretty damn good since. I put around 25 miles on it and it will usually fire on one kick.
Long story short, someone had been in there before and used locktite on the carbs, not kidding, I broke quite a few screws taking them apart. Had to use vise grips on the screws to get them out. I didn't worry to much about it as I had 4 Mikunis for parts that I got at the swap meet for 20 bucks. Anyway all I did was pull the carbs apart as carefull as I could, and saved the gaskets and got me a Harbor Freight ultrasonic cleaner gave everything a good cleaning and put everything back together as it was. Got the bike back together and gave it a shot of ether (starting fluid) and two kicks in it fired right up and has been running pretty damn good since. I put around 25 miles on it and it will usually fire on one kick.