replacing carbs

[markd]

Hi guys thinkin about replacing carbs in future any idea. On how long it would take to remote. And replace with another set me carbs. Pls

many thanks guys

[Fazerider]

There are quite a few things to move out of the way, but it's a fairly straightforward job.
From memory:

Tank off, battery out, loosen the carb inlet clamps, undo the bolts that hold the airbox and slide that backwards.
Undo the bolts holding the bar that supports the coils and fuel pump, sliding that back gives sufficient access to undo the throttle cables and get the coolant hoses off the carbs.
Wriggling the old carbs out of the inlet rubbers is a bit fiddly, and persuading the new ones back in always seems much harder... a bit of grease around the outlets of the new carbs helps a lot.
It takes me about 4 hours to do it, but I work slowly... someone who does it for a job would probably only need half that.

[dogruff]

No guarantee that the carbs you buy,if they are 2nd hand ,will be any better than what you have.I would take them apart,clean them and replace the main jets and what the Yanks call emulsion tubes A guy in USA sells the kit but can,t remember his web address offhand.You may have to replace the float bowl gaskets also/If you decide to do this DO NOT seperate the carbs from the main bank of four or you will need new carbs,as you would need specialist calibration equipment to reset them.

[Fazerjon]

Hi guys thinkin about replacing carbs in future any idea. On how long it would take to remote. And replace with another set me carbs. Pls

many thanks guys

Carbs are fairly easy to remove, as mentioned above, but you could also use a digital camera and take a few pics of things like pipe routing, and wiring etc before you take anything off. Just a thought...