Or...Replace.

Yeh that bugged me to 👍

Agreed

I agree, It would have required more labour, and the budget was already stretched thin.

It would be a great thing to do, and I'm sure it'd get lots of interest. Unfortunately, it's just too much of a time suck doing that type of work. The only way it'd possibly work would be if it was a paying customer. Unfortunately, not many people have pockets that deep!

Heat gun as well, but neither will fix the crack.

You can try soaking them in wintergreen oil overnight.

My manager who repairs motorcycles says that's how he gets tough rubbers on. I've seen people use extra big heatshrink for carb boots with tears in them.

Exactly the same, I'm using a piece of copper pipe about 15" long. 👍

is 15" into the pipe enough Jim to remove any ambient air via ex pulses? ?@@SuperbikeSurgeryTV

​@robbateman7987 I wouldn't want to say for certain. From the experiments I've done, it seems that somewhere, just over the length of the silencer seems to be the magic length. It also seems way less critical once you are above idle.

10 cc of adrenaline stat 🤣

Compression test has already been done as shown in part one, and also repeated again. A leak down test isn't going to add anything more. Lack of compression isn't the cause.

www.innovatemotorsports.com/lm-2-basic-kit.html

Thank you mate, generous comments like this are a massive help in the motivation department 🙏

@@SuperbikeSurgeryTV i say it as i see it mate, if something comes up where it fits ill give you a mention in one of the videos i do and link back to you, see if we can spread some goodness 🙂 just back from a cold winter ride but i needed it 🙂

About 12" 👍

I agree, unfortunately the customer didn't want to spend any more and I was already working for free 😕

I had this issue with a Yamaha R1 and found TourMax still made them. Actually it may have been Jim who mentioned this brand in another video.

Google Cruz-Image (something like that) for manifold rubbers.

@@shaunappleton5153 yeah tourmax is great, provides a lot of discontinued parts.. unfortunately no luck with my zxr400

@@bananabrooks3836 thx for the tip, can't find zxr400 unfortunately

@@stijndiependaal1576 oh no😭

There was a lot more wrong with it than that one split, carbs were set up wrong, the filter was caked in dirt, plugs needed a good clean. Also it likely does need the valve clearances done despite what the owner said, or the piston rings are worn out on cylinder two, etc lol

@@HalfdeadRider Yes, l know all that, l have seen all the bloody videos.......... and owned one for 20 years.

Only i'm allowed to swear on this channel 😂 Keep it civilized, please.

£1500 to fit a jet kit? really! Also there are quite a few other mods you can do to improve carbbed bikes without fitting jet kits, imho, jet kits are a waist of money anyway unless you go high lift cams etc, but it then gets stupidly expensive. On my Y2k ZX9r I have the K&N filter, Delkevic exhaust, iridium plugs and +4 degree ignition advancer, 0.5mm shims on the main jet needles (slide needles as he calls them), pilot screws set at 2.45-3 turns out. I also removed the KLEEN air system and crankcase breather from the airbox and blocked the holes, and connected the two systems with a small K&N filter at the top giving the engine options, the beast of a bike is now even meaner 😎

Don't think I've seen a VTR in years 🤔 Are you sure it was me? If it was, and it wasn't running properly, I'd have wanted to come back and find out why. What happened? Reputation is everything in this game, and although I can't work for free, I always do everything possible to keep everyone happy.

@@SuperbikeSurgeryTV Yes it was definitely you, Lee on Solent, I paid you for mileage also, I have the invoice still if you want to see it, When you had finished you were running the bike, it was dark by then, and you said that you weren’t happy with the way it was idling. You fitted cam chain tensioners, braided lines along with all the service items, you didn’t have the clips to secure the braided lined either. You also worked on my vfr1200 when i lived in Maidenhead. So yes im sure it was you !!

@@SuperbikeSurgeryTV The jet kits was to go with the open cans i had which you also fitted

@BigbubbaJ1000 I think I've found the invoice, it'll be 10 years ago, March next year! I've just been reading the customer notes from that day. They say, "Intermittent misfire at idle after fitting Dynojet Kit, seams to be electrical, not fuel related. Possibly disturbed something when removing carbs. The wiring loom looks a bit crusty, needs another visit. Customer will let you know how it goes, then rebook" I didn't hear from you again? I completely understand how frustrating it must have been to not have it run perfectly. That's motorbikes for you! Sometimes, things don't always go to plan. That's just how it is sometimes, when you start modifying older bikes. I don't think this is a reflection of my standard of work. If I were that sort of person, I wouldn't have mentioned that I wasn't happy with it. It's really disappointing that the next time I hear from you is 10 years later in a KZfaq comment. I would have loved the opportunity to put it right, I stand by every job I do. Always have.