virtual bodysnatcher...thanks for the advise,bikes always garaged and never used in winter,serviced at the end of last year and given a good going over with no problems.
i had time to replace the inlet rubbers today with the ones i got from mad4bikes,side by side its a job to tell them apart and they fit realy well...approx 5hrs from start to finish including a good clean as i went,first time for me so not too bad
not had time for a test ride yet ill do that in the morning
i think i found the stutted problem when i lifted the tank off,both the breather pipes were badly kinked and not able to do there job,i straightened them out and re-routed them,fingers crossed for the test ride tommrow......
the old rubbers although badly cracked on the outside were damage free on the inside,they are quite thick.....will update after the test ride tommrow