Random carb overflow...common?

[chiz]

Back at the end of last summer Bike would not even start. I got a bunch of metric size O rings for the float seats from a seal and O ring outfit here in the Hammer. Took the carbs off and farted around with them cleaned the seats with a fiberglass tip pen designed for cleaning out tiny paint chips. Set the heights using a caliper and bam she works awesome.
Chiz   

[Easterntide]

Well my new found best friend mechanic just called and gave me the skinny.
one cylinder only had 65lbs of pressure (he's got it up to 125 now)
carbs were missing seals and had some crud sprayed on them which prevented them working properly
o rings missing
hoses hooked up incorrectly.
one spark plug cap not functioning properly
no Cooling duct intakes from the fairing to the engine.

sigh.

any source for the cooling ducts?

[Pat Conlon]

......any source for the cooling ducts?

Sure, that's easy....did you know that all the FJ's from 1984 thru 1993 used the same cooling ducts?
(I just looked it up)

You can still buy them new...about $33 per side: http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/1991/FJ1200BC/COWLING+1/parts.html

Email Randy @ RPM and see what he can get them for...

[racerrad8]

Email Randy @ RPM and see what he can get them for...

Well, I checked and that $33.00 price is really good and it less than the current cost. The current Yamaha list price is $56.49. I can supply them for $49.21

In the Yamaha warehouse there is currently only one right side and three left side available, after that who knows...

Randy - RPM

[Easterntide]

i can get them from my LBS for 44+taxes. seems easiest. thanks all for lookin though!

that being said i have a feeling i may be selling mine. feeling the draw of a dual sport to be honest.