Haha! You're sense of humour is well healthy, even though the rest of you might be withering
Good stuff!
I pulled the carb out by lifting the subframe last night. It is MUCH less struggle.....but what a rigmarole!
Seat off, tank off, pipe off, bolts out, fuel line off, bolts loosened, hose clamps loosened....and even then, extracting the carb is like helping a cow birth it's calf!
Seriously. The 200 I had, extracting the carb was a 3 min job. it was; loosen hose clamps and then you could just push the air boot back to pull the carb. Done!
I would like to have one of those mini scissor lifts one day. But for now, I just use a REALLY low seat
Johnno wrote:I am just too cack handed to attempt carb on bike jet adjustment.
It would never end well. I found lifting the rear sub frame up to be the key ingredient to success that everyone says it is.
I had the bike on a stand so I popped it into first and supported the sub frame with a piece of timber with one end against a tyre knob, with the expansion chamber removed obviously.
If you are old, crippled and blind like me a hydraulic bike stand that lifts the bike up to the required height is invaluable.
I was able to be seated with the carb right in front of me at the perfect height.
It doesn't have to be one of those space robbing full length platform bike lifts, just the smaller one.
A word to the wise, if you have the bike full height so the foot pegs are level with your nipples and decide to remove the front wheel, be ready to grab the fork leg to stop it flipping arse over backwards.
Ask me how I know...