Home made reed spacer

[jackup]

Ok I've been trying to get hold of a reed spacer but with no luck yet ,then I had a bit of a brain fart and thought about using a old reed block,it's about 5mm thick and I no the holes will line up so I attack one with a hack saw and a router with a wood bit in it ,let me no if you think it will work or not as I no 6mm spacers are ment to be the best I havnt fitted it yet thought I would get some feedback first.

[raven13]

thats exactly what i did. apart from i cut mine out by hand.

[47x]

no reason why it should not work....certainly cheaper!!!

[Norbo]

Nice job it will work just as well as any spacer and cost you nothing but a bit of time and efort

[pricey797]

this maybe a silly question but whats the advantage of a reed spacer block

[jackup]

They allow a better flow of fuel to the transfer ports and manipulate air intake giving a better pick up and drive out of corners. By moving the cages further back slightly.,They shift power toward the bottom end for better drive. They also help reduce splutter and powerband lag that some bikes with a tune or pipes suffer from.
"quote from norbos trick parts page"

[pricey797]

i have a splutter between 4 and 5 thou just before powerband so would this mod possibly help with that,

[jackup]

Yep it could help if not bring it down to 3/4 tho that's what it did with mine but I am puting a higher pilot jet so it might sove that

[pricey797]

ideal need to get mine to someone that knows how to set it all up i have tried all the things on here to get her going like i think she should go bu t still under my expectations , cant really use top gear as it bogs down so constantly going up and down box

[jackup]

Go back to basics put it all to as standard as you can and go from there .there is some great advise on this forum in the advise section under mikuni and carb setting up

[neil]

how do you guys get on fitting the reed spacers with standard airbox, god if i could get mine to fit.

[jackup]

It is a bit tricky to get the carb on but if you get the reed spacer rubber side in first then use a right angle screwdriver to hook the air box rubber around the carb body,if you still can't do it post here as I will be taking mine of soon to put a new jet in and I will take some pics

[neil]

ok cheers will be handy to have a look

[jackup]

Ok here is the pics for fitting carb first remove the speedo cable slide and oil pipe ,removing the speedo cable just gives you a little bit more room
Un do the clips and twist the carb taking it out of the left side then fit your reed spacer .refit the carb by twisting it in flating the air box rubber to get the reed block side in first
once you get to this stage you can use your angle screwdriver or Allen key would do .you may have trouble keeping the air box rubber from pushing though into the box but keep trying ,also you might find it easer to remove the air box rubber clip and undo it bend it open and fit it after you have the rubber in place I've got away without doing it here
put the screw driver in and pull the rubber round
Also fit the fuel pipe before refitting carb as its a pain to get on after(space is tight)

Then put your bits back on and away you go:-)

[neil]

thanx fella very clear now.