This type of carb is used on the old vw air cooled beetle. There's plenty of info on the web about setting it up. Nothing wrong with reading the manual before you go cutting bits off. Plenty of spares for these carbs too, you'll need them
I have the "Single Carb Innovations" kit on one of my gl1100s. It's a decent set up. The carb freezes up in the winter. But other than that it is a good runner. Avg 51 mpg.
That is good to know. I am anxious to see how this does while riding. Did you make any adjustments to the electric choke? Mine seem to be on for quite awhile. Thanks for watching.
I’ve also got a CI kit on my ‘75 GL. Runs great after fiddling with ignition timing and idle and mixture screws. After really flogging it my mpg went from 30 to 42. Taking it easy it does much better. Runs smoother and has more power than with stock carbs. I also installed a DynaS ignition with their coils. Big improvement
I have recently found your channel, and I'm enjoying it very much. I like your style of presentation and approach to problems. I have a 1982 Kawasaki KZ1300 that I bought to restore, when I find a garage I can rent here in England.
Ho there, this video is really helpful, I'm trying to get the adjustment on my , i did realize you have a vacuum hose on the carburator, can you please give me some tips on that. Much appreciated Renato Rosa Canada
I bought the same set up as you and gave up, my 1977 Gl1000 would not run right at all with this despite I set it up correctly. As a result I am going back to the stock set up, Glad you got it working.
I have a fee questions: where did you put the thick hose on (Carter air)? I only have a small air filter and no extra point to connect the hose. Which connection did you use for the small vacuüm hose?
I had to re-jet mine. I had bump up mine a good bit. First it would not take off without feathering the clutch. After bumping up the pilot jet it was fixed. Then WOT would fall on it’s face, but slightly speed up after letting off the throttle. Bumped up the main and now it runs fine. I have to adjust the mixture screw a half a turn every few weeks for some reason. Probably cause it is a cheap Chinese copy.
Im wondering how this new carb is working out for you 2 years later? I have an 81 gl1100 interstate i am cleaning up and putting back to 1981 brand new condition and want to get a second one and would maybe do this conversion. Thanks for the videos!
Exactamente que tipo de carburador es? Que modelo? Es para una gl1200 1986, oos cuatro carburadorrs originales no les encuentro el kit de juntas, y creo que es mejor pasar a uno solo, mas práctico. Muchas gracias.
The screw in the moving arm should be adjusted to close the buterfly valve just before it touches the ventury walls to prevent wear, the BIG brass screw is the air bypass and it's made to control the iddle speed,(turn clockwise To lower RPM) the small screw controls the amount of fuel at idle. (Turning clockwise leans the iddle mixture)
Ebay, The seller for the manifold is boiler-boy and I used the carb he recommended. It is obvious that I do not know much about these carbs but I am learning. Thank you for watching.
I am not sure. But I'll bet it is down on power towards the higher RPMs. I'll be back on this project in awhile. Got to get some other things buttoned up first.
Assuming the 4 carbs are tuned perfectly, they'll out perform the single, BUT old bikes almost never have carbs that work properly, so in a realistic sense, the healthy single carb would probably run better than most stock setups at this age.
The simplicity is amazing. I'm thinking of doing something like this on my 85 Madura. Can't get parts easily for it, and the carbs are a PITA to tune and keep in healthy condition at this age. Not to mention, a single carb would be the easiest way to add a turbocharger. lol What cfm is your carburetor?
I put a 34 pict 3 on an 1100 two years ago and although I didn't keep the bike, it ran great and the guy I sold it to rides the begesus out of it. And it ran like skat too. The only real thing I had to do was enlarge the idle jet. I also had that same style manifold at first but went to one that looks like an X from etsy.
I have this same set up on my 83 interstate 1100, its getting too much gas and fouling plugs runs pretty good but i have to clean the plugs and it drinks the fuel, even black smoked when i rev it in neutral
hello, I was thinking that it is where you have the pipes under the carburetor, there is enough space, but instead of the jumpers, the compressor from the VW Corado and the four-point injection of the Subaru went there, the engine is a GL 1200, but it drives crazy, mainly it has a brutal thrust from below and because there is injection and different ignition, it spins at 12500 revolutions, according to the engine brake 185 hp and at 8000 revolutions and 210Nm as I say it is hell on two wheels. Otherwise, greetings from the Czech Republic
What Honda should have done is that have made that machine having a single carb from the factory being really dialed in. It's like then back when Dodge made that slant 6 engine that had 6 cyl and only 1 carb and it worked just fine. Easy tuning easy driving LOL.
Thanks for this series! Been working on my 81 Goldwing and this has helped a lot getting it back on the road. How has this single carb setup been working?
Hello, im struggling to keep my gl 1000 running, just wonder if is the carburator malfunction, can you please let me know where i can purchase a carburator like yours thanks Renato.
What about vac.timing advance? I don't remember thar. I'm trying to leave my carbs/with um jacked open. It's making my vw carb sit a bit high. Wonder where I can get a plug for the cut-off sol.?my sol.all but hits the frame.
With this conversion kit did you have to fab anything or was everything just as easy as ordering it, I just purchased an 84' gl1200a and she definitely needs some love
Hi I really enjoyed your video I can’t seem to find this set up could you tell me where you got the carburetor and the manifold would sure appreciate it thank you very much
I'm dealing with one of these on a 1000, it's a really poor installation and I really wanted to see how the throttle cable was hooked up on this. Of course that part of the vid was cut out.😛But I did catch a glimpse at the end.
@@RaymoreRepair Yeah, the cable on this one still has the factory end on it, but they simply used zip ties to attach the cable to the throttle arm instead of using the larger ferrule like yours has.
I might have missed it, but what was your reason behind the conversion? Do you still have the old carbs? I’m missing the diaphragm spring and main jet needle on one and I would totally buy the whole set off you.
I bought the plenum from Ebay from a seller named boiler-boy. In his description was the name for the carburetor and his suggestion for the air filter. Thank you for watching.
Where by chance did you order your throttle cable I need a different one that fits in the bracket for the throttle the one i have won’t work because it is for my other 4 barrel carb
I am using the jets that were in the carburetor as of now. I still need to finish this project up and I may change the jets at that point. Thank you for watching.
I just looked them up on Ebay starting with the manifold and the listing noted the carb you should get to work with it. Just search for single carb GL1100 and it comes up. Thank you for watching.
@@RaymoreRepair Translation for my Latino Amigo Ray : Hello, what carburetor did you put in it, thank you in advance, greetings from Argentina, the best for you in the moment. The folks in Ol Wing Land would like more references and specifics on your conversion Ray. Like the manifold, did you build it or buy it? What specific Carburetor did you use? I know ol VW single barrel carbs can work but in all these things its all about the set up. And Ray seeing as your building a following, an influencer has many friends..... especially Corporate ones if you get my drift.
El carburador es el 34 pict 3 que se usaba en los VW sedan (escarabajo) y algunos otros modelos como atlantic vendidos en México (eBay carburador bocar volkswagen sedan)
I am truly a novice when it comes the these carbs. I still have some tuning to do since I know it will change when I put it under a load. Thank you for your advice.
Nat, I certainly have more to learn about this set up and hope to get back on it soon. I did this more as an experiment since I wanted an alternative to the OEM carb set up. Thank you for watching.
