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brian



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mk2sean wrote:
Haha. I think I must have a different type of sb6r to you lot. My inlet stubs dont have any holes other than number two which has the vacume feed to the fuel pump. This has now been capped and the fuel pump removed.
Also I have now put the new fuel lines in. I have a single feed from the petcock into the airbox. Then it goes into the two out filter. I have it as vertical as I can get it. From here I have equal length lines run up to the air box outlets between cylinders 1 and 2 and also 3 and 4. There is no way I could run the lines under the carbs on the left hand side unless I was to make another hole in the airbox. I have tried to ensure that the lines are never higher than the outlet of the tank.


EC and I both have SB6's rather than 6r's. Same carbs I believe but different airbox setup.
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mk2sean



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent Brian. Big day tomorrow. Might be an sb6r for sale tomorrow as spares or repair lol
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mk2sean



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you think it will be fine without the fuel pump getting the fuel up to the carb bowls seeing that it will have to travel a little higher.
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Jonny B Bad



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:01 am    Post subject: SB6R Reply with quote

Your SB6R will run fine with gravity feed, right down to the last litre.
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mk2sean



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Update. It is now running. However, its idle is up at about 3000 with no choke at all. I more or less shut the choke as soon as it fired up. Also as soon as I touch the throttle it revs at the revs the throttle was twisted to and holds there.

HELP!
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vort28



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have you balanced carbs and adjusted throttle cables correctly ?
Are the throttle cables getting caught on something ?
Have you put push pull cables of throttle on correct way around ?
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mk2sean



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was just going to disconnect the cables now and try it then. Have not made any adjustments to settings yet. Wanted to check cables first.
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mk2sean



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was just going to disconnect the cables now and try it then. Have not made any adjustments to settings yet. Wanted to check cables first.
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mk2sean



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Woohoo!! Adjusted the pull cable. Now needs choke to start from cold . Runs with choke shut. Revs fine. Running on all 4 ( all 4 headers cannot be touched ) . Gonna balance them tomorrow and adjust idle speed a little if required.
cant thank you all enough for your help.
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Evilchicken0



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah - my bike's the SB6 - I don't use vacuum gauges I have a air mass meter
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mk2sean



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As it happens the ports for the vacume gauges are very easy access. Again, thanks for all the help abd advice lads. Its very much appreciated.
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Evilchicken0



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's my little problem. The old seal on the floats had shrunk and the carbs floated. The new ones don't squash into the hole (technical innit) so it looks like this, the floats haven't located. The new seal is green.


The carbs don't flood but the bike pops if I throttle off
Suggestions ?
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mk2sean



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine were tight to go in. I pushed until I felt resistance to pull them out. The innuendos possible here are plentiful! !
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine won't locate and mess with the float height
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mk2sean



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Could you try swapping them around to see if others fit better in other holes or is that not advisable? If you are setting float heights anyway surely it wont matter. I take it your seal kit came from Thailand too? Worth ordering another set to see if its any different?
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