Thread: Draining Carbs
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Old 13-02-2020, 02:57 PM   #15
manwithredbike
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Originally Posted by The Clockie View Post
Interesting to read that! I did exactly the same on my Suzuki VX800, which also had a vacuum stopcock and vacuum pump. I tee'd in a spur in the pipework below the pump and used to fill the carbs with 50ml of fuel from a big glass syringe. It saved a lot of punishment for the battery and starter-sprag, though one VX-er suggested that the engine oil wouldn't have gone around so well prior to firing.

That bike (the VX) was charming but had to make way for the S4R: chalk and cheese, I reckon!

Nick
For my recent refill, i took out the plugs and spun it for a while till petrol smell appeared in the cylinders. Took a fair wee bit of time to prime it. The battery would never have lasted with the compression on it.
I thought about your idea of the tee spur-ed into the line past the pump but ended up not doing it.
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