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ok I have a couple more questions that I'd like to hear opinions on.
First, I went down to denver this weekend to visit the british bike shop. The owner doesn't like resleeving, says new carb bodies are the way to go. Says a couple of customers had the sleeves twist on the slides, which is A Bad Thing. Also claims the carb bodies are more susceptible to going out of round due to being bored out. But that contradicts everything I've heard elsewhere from pretty much everyone. Most other people seem to think resleeving is better than buying new bodies. Is this guy just trying to sell carb bodies, did these people get resleeved by someone who didn't know what he/she was doing, or does he speak the truth?
Also, wondering about the chokes or "air levers" as the rider's manual calls them. PO removed them from my bike and threw them away. Said they weren't necessary, the ticklers are all you need. That sure wasn't my experience with my old bike, I used both the choke and ticklers in cold weather. Was wondering if anyone has heard of such a thing before. Seemed very odd to me. Why would you want to make your bike harder to start?
Debby
First, I went down to denver this weekend to visit the british bike shop. The owner doesn't like resleeving, says new carb bodies are the way to go. Says a couple of customers had the sleeves twist on the slides, which is A Bad Thing. Also claims the carb bodies are more susceptible to going out of round due to being bored out. But that contradicts everything I've heard elsewhere from pretty much everyone. Most other people seem to think resleeving is better than buying new bodies. Is this guy just trying to sell carb bodies, did these people get resleeved by someone who didn't know what he/she was doing, or does he speak the truth?
Also, wondering about the chokes or "air levers" as the rider's manual calls them. PO removed them from my bike and threw them away. Said they weren't necessary, the ticklers are all you need. That sure wasn't my experience with my old bike, I used both the choke and ticklers in cold weather. Was wondering if anyone has heard of such a thing before. Seemed very odd to me. Why would you want to make your bike harder to start?
Debby