Isn't the CB250 just a single carb? That would at least save the synching/rebalancing part of all that... not to mention fewer parts to buy!
Gads, gaskets are expensive, $40 per carb... -Kurt On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:15 PM, James O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > Welcome. > That's a pretty specific question - I'm not sure if someone on the group > has done a similar swap. If you can look up part numbers, here's some more > things you'll want to try and cross-reference: > - Choke cable > - Throttle cables > - carb boots from air cleaner > > The control cables may attach in different places, and might not be a 100% > swap. Even between consecutive years (at least 82/83/84 that I'm aware of) > some chokes are operated by raising the lever on the handle bars, some are > operated by lowering the lever. On the carb side, my choke is a "pull", but > not sure for the other years. Not to scare you, but you may even end up > needing to get custom cables made so both ends fit your setup. Other people > on the forum have had this done, and it doesn't sound too bad. > > Depending on how far away your friend is, you might be farther ahead to > just go there with your carbs and compare them side by side. Ideally, you > would have him bring them to you and you can actually try to fit them on the > bike. > > You may even find something goofy like the spacing between each carb is > different and it won't even fit up to the engine. > > aaaaannnd, expect to have to clean and tune the new [to you] carbs to match > them to a different engine. Search old posts or ask here - there's lots of > good info about cleaning/rebuilding/tuning/balancing the carbs. I know it > sounds scary, but it really isn't. Although the bike may run, it might not > run at its full potential. > > :) > > - JO > > p.s. Got any pics for us of your new ride? > > > > On Oct 27, 2011, at 09:01 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > I am new to this group and riding all together, i am trying to restore > > my brothers 96 Honda nighthawk cb250. the carb is in real bad shape > > and not worth repairing, but my buddy has a Honda nighthawk cb250 2008 > > model that he trashed on the rd, carb in mint condition. will a 2008 > > carb work on my 1996, we live a distance from each other but picks > > look identical. both 26mm but different part numbers will it hook up > > the same and work. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
