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Another point to consider... What would happen if you had an accident that caused personal injury or property damage to someone else. If it was discovered that you were riding a bike other than the one the insurance was for, would your insurance refuse to pay? They may not believe you, or care...

I diluted the mixture to 1 part juice to 6 parts water as someone earlier in this thread suggested. Just so you know, that chalky coating has seized up all of my choke mechanisms and I broke one trying to free it up. I'm looking at used replacement carbs at about $150. I know people say...

Hello everyone, I thought I should introduce myself and my project. I've been riding for about 10 years. I learned on a 1973 Honda CB450. Then I moved on to a 99 BMW R1100RT. I've since sold that for financial reasons, and rode an '83 V45 Magna for a bit. That bike had a fantastic motor...

How so? It just took a while to get it boiling because I was doing it on a small side burner on my gas grill, so as not to stink up the house. How would that cause a build-up of this hard residue? Has anyone else that has experience with this method had this happen to their carbs?

Update. I wet-sanded the inside with a bit of 320 grit sandpaper. That removed enough of the coating to allow the slides to function freely. However...there's another problem. This hard coating has made the choke mechanisms bind up. I was able to free three of them, but one broke. It's...

Hello all, Having a problem. After reading the lemon juice procedure, I tried it on my cb750 carbs. Unfortunately they now all have a very hard gray coating on everything including the inside. Now the slides won't fit in anymore. I tried scraping the stuff off with a toothbrush (no good)...