CARBS
Out of all the parts on a motorcycle, I'd have to say that my favorite and most interesting part would be the carburetors. How they control the flow of things is fascinating. When I took them apart to clean them, I was not as confused as I thought I would be as to how they do what they do. They just reminded me of tiny vacuum pumps. I've watched a couple YouTube videos to try and understand the science behind them, which I still can't completely comprehend, but I get the overall gist.
After stripping more black paint (10 cans of paint remover later), I realized that the current set still have some life in them. I may need to get a carb rebuild kit, but that only costs between $25-40 dollars. That's far better than spending $300 dollars on those brand new Mikuni VM30mm Carbs. I'd like to buy those in the future, but will hold off for a while. There are plenty of items I can use that money for right now in order to get this motorcycle running. The below is just a before/after shot of my current carbs.
You gotta admit though, those Mikuni carbs are pretty sexy!
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