They come up on eBay from time to time, but they're all going to be just as old as yours. Some are soft some are hardened. I've always just heated mine with a blow dryer to soften them up before reinstalling.
-Kyle On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 8:12 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Sorry, can't help you for parts but if you soak the boots in a mixture >> of 3 parts 99% alcohol with one part 100% pure wintergreen oil, it will >> soften them up for sure with no damage. Just did mine recently. >> > > Le vendredi 3 août 2018 00:11:36 UTC-4, Eric a écrit : >> >> I'm new to the group and I've never been good at forums/blogs so please >> forgive me if this topic is covered elsewhere. I recently bought an 85 >> CB650. It wasn't running when I bought it(got it to run on starting fluid, >> but not for long) so the first thing I needed to do was pull the carbs and >> rebuild them. It was a pain in the ass to get off because the boots holding >> the carbs on to the intake side were rock hard. I've found an extremely >> helpful mechanic in my area who is helping me with parts and experience. He >> was unable to find any replacement boots that would work from my bike, but >> he suggested letting them soak in some Berryman's Chem dip to soften up. I >> was wondering if anyone here knows of a place I might be able to find >> parts. I'll use the mechanic's trick if I need to but I'd rather not if I >> can find some decent parts(would prefer new but if they're decent I'll take >> used). >> >> Thanks for the help >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
