Help Nightmare FZR carbs/fuel system

So I picked up my 3ln1 back in April, seemed to be an ok bike, bit rough but rode well and the only big issue I could find was a leaky fork seal and a rusty inner sanction.

However the biggest issue I've found so far is the fuel system, when I first got into it I found the fuel pump, filter had been bypassed and the tap and mount had been removed. Fuel delivery to the carbs was direct from the rusty gas tank. Sadly I only got to ride her a little after putting things right before I striped her to powder coat the sub-frame and do the forks.

The worst part of all this however is the state of the carbs:



Oddly enough she runs fine except for some bogging taking off now and then, which I'm putting down to the fuel pump being dead (I can't hear it prime anymore) and the exup being out of adjustment.

I've ordered the litetek kit along with a new fuel pump (hard to find a good price), fuel filter, air filter, carb boots top and bottom and a kit to remove the rust and seal the tank. but I'm really wondering if it's worth disrupting the carbs until it really starts giving me headaches or not

 

Well jis screwdrivers and a sync tool are going to have to be an early christmas present by the sounds of it. The T piece is easy enough, just waiting on megazip to see if they can amend my current order

Almost makes me wish I'd gotten the vtr... almost

 

out of intrest, what do unsynced carbs do?

 

Oddly it only just clocked over 40k. By the looks of the rego history it was off the road for nearly 3 years beginning of the decade.

Still it runs well when its going and handles pretty good, now however out of the price range of selling it and making money back.

Still, she looks good

 

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Managed to get mine for 190 nzd shipped. It was the air filter that killed me, $110 nzd. Going to pull the old one apart and see if I can figure out how to rebuild it

 

Well jet kits have been ordered few hours ago, mid month Its gonna be Christmas (for me at least)

Id be keen to get the sync tool because it would be handy to have for future bikes/projects. Might try the ball bearing trick if I can make a jig up

 

Oh.... damn
Wonder what the valve clearances are like.....

 

Well, tanks finally off, turns out the fuel tap seal was fine after all.

For some reason the fuel pump started working full noise so I'm not sure if it is having intermittent problems or if there are wiring gremlins. Oddly the fuel filter looks quite clean after servicing a rusty tank

Turns out someone thought it was a great idea to suplement wood screws for airbox screws in the past


Air filters not toooo bad, but could probably be washed


This right here, this is why idoits should not be allowed near bikes. for some reason they decided they needed to add sealant to the airbox boots, they look like they are in pretty good condition as well (providing they are the correct ones)



Luckily the carbs are still there, from what I can tell they only used it on the float bowls and the T piece, the rest of the carbs look quite clean... ish