CARB CLEANING SERVICE ,ultrasonic cleaning

[wickedzl900]

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HERE IS A LINK TO SOME OF MY RECENT REBUILDS


http://s591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/wildmanv65/




1) I COVER SHIPPING BACK
2) ALL NEW STAINLESS SCREWS
3) ALL NEW ORINGS, GASKETS REPLACED
4) ALL HARDWARE CLEAR COATED
5) CARBS PAINTED OR POLISHED
6)8-12 day turn around from received


if your carbs need cut off valves or diaphragms i will contact you ..this will increase the price, $25 for each diaphragm and $20 for each air cut off valve..i will have to order the air cut offs and will delay the rebuild by at least 5 days



I DO AROUND 150 REBUILDS A YEAR, SO NO WORRIES, OR HASSLES ON YOUR END. I ALWAYS SHIP USING UPS WITH INSURANCE.. A TRACKING NUMBER WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU WHEN I SHIP THEM BACK TO YOU...




PAYMENT—money order or personal check with the carbs ..



CARBS WILL LOOK JUST LIKE THE ONES IN MY AUCTIONS, THANKS FOR LOOKING, RICK

[WillyD]

Whadda you guys think of this deal???

Willy

[tmdoth]

If time is more important to you then cost I would go for it. I prefer to tinker with my own bike whenever I can though, so I would pass. Specially since it gives me a chance to learn the intricacies of the part in question.

[zlMark]

It's a pretty good deal. Look at what the carbs go for on ebay that could potentially be crap. At least with this route you know what you have and what you're getting. In other words, this isn't like a box of chocolate

[wickedzl900]

:D

[greg]

hats of to you very very nice jobs you have done to them there bikes.
in fact you look to be a very talented bloke did you do all the paint work and polishing yourself.

[tmdoth]

No qualms about the price, definately worth the work that is invested into them. Just that for general maintenance purposes I would prefer to at least do it myself the first time so that I can troubleshoot carb issues in the future.

[WillyD]

Well I think what I am going to do is I am going to pull these carbs and send them to wickedzl900 and get them done...I understand the thought of doing all the work yourself and learning, etc....I have been turning wrenches for 21 years and the majority of it has been on med/heavy truck all of which are diesel powered...Except for the few times I have tinkered with a lawn mower, weed eater, snow blower I really have not messed with gas powered stuff much....Me and Mr. Carb just have never seemed to become the best of friends....I am gonna do the cam chain myself, fork seals, valve adjust, etc too....but I think I will turn carbs over to him...Come spring time I wanna ride and not be tinkering too much...I don't have a garage or tools at home, so I am limited....

If I have one good running bike and I decide to take on a project bike...maybe then....I just gotta wait untill the weather warms up a little so I can get the bike to where I am gonna keep it for winter and be able to pull it apart...

Willy

[tmdoth]

Hey sounds good, stick with what you know and then slowly build outwards.

[greg]

i see carbs as a bit of a black art rightly or wrongly have always been a bit reluctant to fiddle with them.
if i was over in the usa wouldn't hesitate to have them done.

[vinny]

Hi Wicked, looks like a brilliant job on the carbs. :D
Do you know how much shipping would be to the UK?

[wickedzl900]

vinny , i will check into it ..

[WillyD]

wicked...

I sent u an email, but I don't know if you got it...

I am hoping to get the carbs pulled off within the next week and send them your way....

Let me know if you did not get the email...

Willy

[wickedzl900]

sent you a pm

[GAZL900]

FYI, Rick does a fantastic job with the carbs for the ZL's, He has done two of mine and man o man what a difference, not only do they run out well they also look as new also.

Thanks Rick and good to see you here.

Steve

[tmdoth]

I have to admit they do look nice. I must ask him how he does the painting on them, it looks very clean and proffesionally done.

[wickedzl900]

thanks for the kind words ...here is a link to pics of a set of zl600 carbs i just did http://rickwest.net/11zl600carbs/

[tmdoth]

Cheers, I have been monitering your sale of a zl900 set. At the risk of the ire of fellow forumers (is that a word?), I wouldn't lower the price anymore, they are worth the price, it is just that nobody seems to need them right now. You have to make it worth your while to keep doing it.

[wickedzl900]

it may be too close to christmas to sell the zl900 carbs ,everyone's money is tight t ..this will be the last set for a while ..i am having the plate removed from my lower leg tuesday ,be down awhile

[zlMark]

..i am having the plate removed from my lower leg tuesday ,be down awhileGood luck with the surgery Rick!

[KawTipper]

i raised them to $300 because i went international shipping on them ..i will sell for $260 + shipping if anyone here wants them ..too close to christmas everyone's money is tight so these might have to wait ..this will be the last set for a while ..i am having the plate removed from my lower leg tuesday ,be down awhile

Good luck. Let me know when your back in business, I might have some work for you.

[wickedzl900]

Ooo

[wickedzl900]

Ooo

[texas-ss-tornado]

I can vouche for Rick too, he does EXCELLENT work on these carbs, I got a set and I'm VERY happy with them, bike runs like new!!!!

[vinny]

Glad to hear that you are on the mend Rick. :D
I would appreciate it if you could check out the shipping to the UK - my post code is S75 3TB.
If you need a full address - let me know and I'll pm you.
May have more than one set of carbs for you. :cool10:
Vinny

[acp]

Any idea how much would it cost for shipping to the UK Rick?

[tmdoth]

They aren't quite the same size and all, but when I had an alternator for my bike shipped over from the UK the price was going to be 25 pounds sterling. The carbs are a little bigger so I would probably say ..a little bit more than the costs I was looking at?. Oh and carved out styrofoam works wonders as a protective shell from transporting bike parts overseas.

[wickedzl900]

fOOO

[ZLKawBoy]

.

I was thinking recently that it would be adventageous to have spares ready to go of key parts.

A set of clean carbs, a spare radiator and fan ...

any other key parts would be good to have around just in case ?

.

[paulfun]

zlkawboy

if your thinking about buying a set of carbs from wiked ZL900
I must tell you he does good work my 85 runs now as good as my first 85 did straight from the factory, it may even start a hair better.

[ZLKawBoy]

I appreciate the endorcement ...

I have guys all the time tell me "lemme work on dat thang!" ... yikes!

By the way - I've never actually started a 'hair' ... does your hair have a kick start? hehehe ... just a 'lil semantic humor ...

[SnakeDoctor]

Yo Wicked, got any ideas/plans of how I could build my own Ultrasound tub. I want to try and build something a little bigger than I can get here. The prices here for even small stuff is crazy and forget importing anything, Thai customs would jump all over it.

Cheers,

SD

[tmdoth]

I am also a little curious about ultrasonic tubs, the only ones I have seen in person are the ones we use for medical instruments, and you would have to take all four carbs apart and clean them separately in order to get them to fit.

[tmdoth]

Hey SD, I have been doing a little bit of research on the topic.. dosn't look too easy to build one yourself. To get a good result and avoid pitting or other damages to the parts there seems to be a fine balance between the the thickness of the tub, frequencies used etc. Having said that, if you can get your hands on a good set of transducers and a the right type of tub and an appropriate generator you should be ok. If you get the rest of the equipment to be powerful enough to handle it, then you could probably have the sky as your limit as far as the size of tub goes... just gotta remember that the lubricating fluid probably won't be all that cheap - you can reuse it though for a while depending on how dirty the parts are. Are you able to leave the country and travel to somewhere like Japan? they seem to be pretty big in the market as far as all the parts go. Not sure if you meant that Thai customs would have a field day for importing items as well as items brought in in person or just by mail or something. If you find anything out I would love to hear it as I have a lot of stuff that needs to get runs through a real good cleaning.

[SnakeDoctor]

Tm, If I bring in the parts or even get friends to, then their is no import duty (fingers crossed, least in the past) 555 I wouldn't trust Thai customs or any of the government boys as far as I could throw em.

I guess if I could get one and take it all apart, then I might be able to get it in or at least the parts that I couldn't copied here.

If I find anything of interest, I'll post it here.

[tmdoth]

In a recent visit to my bike shop to get a manual for my new project I ran into the mechanic there who sold me my zl900 engine. I asked him if he new where I could get my hands on an ultrasonic cleaner (just browsing aroung for you SD). He told me that his set him back 3 grand (pretty big one), one thing led to another and I asked him if he does carbs cleaning with the ultrasonic cleaner. He quoted me 2 hours works for it which came to around 200 bucks including bench synching them. This makes Wickedzl's price incredibly reasonable as he also paints them to look like new. I probably will only get the mechanic to do the actual cleanse with the cleaner as I don't have 3 grand to drop on one but want to do as much of the work as I can myself, but if anyone wants to get the whole shebang done and wants to pay a reasonable price then I would definately have them get in contact with Wickedzl first.

[SnakeDoctor]

tmdoth, thanks for asking around and I don't have the 3 grand either or the money the Thai customs boys would try to steal off me either. 555

[wickedzl900]

wow, he does carbs in 2 hours start to finish? ..i must be putting to much effort in these carbs ,it takes me hours ..does he also polish the slides and the bores ? i will also replace up to 1 diaphragm ,free :D

[wickedzl900]

ttp

[tmdoth]

well,he said he would charge for two shop hours to do the work.Not sure what that would equate to in actual manhours for him. But I am pretty sure that he won't be painting my carbs any time soon. I should ask him if it includes the slide and bore polishing. basically he said he would do the carbs for 200 bucks, which means you beat his price in more than one way.

[paulfun]

I can garantee 1 thing for the 2hr shop charge you are not getting quality or attention to detail. I spent almost 4hr doing a set of webber side draft dcoe carbs this past weekend and they are a much simpler carb set up.

Remember also when it comes to a good performing carb the attention detail and not being slapped together is very important.

[tmdoth]

It is possible that the quality might not be there, but it might be at the same time. It seemed to me that he was more quoting for billable hours rather than how long it might actually take. He is also very used to working with these bikes as the guy who had my motor before me was a client for 15 years and always brought him the bike. It helps that when I sit down and talk to him he seems pretty knowledgable about the bikes he works on. He did mention that they would get the full clean as well as a complete carb rebuild kit (bought one since they have sat for 3 years) and then he would bench synch them for me. LOL no mention of a fresh coat of paint though....would still like to touch that up someday.

[wickedzl900]

new price $165 or 180 if i have to paint them ,that includes shipping back to you ..rick690@msn.com

[TerminalVelocity]

Has anyone had their carbs done by Rick? I am VERY interested in getting them done by him, cause I don't have the time and patience I used to and haven't fiddled with bike carbs in years.
Let me know, cause I am gonna call him tomorrow.

TV

[wickedzl900]

ttt

[paulfun]

terminal as I said in chat

I am very pleased with ricks work, the carbs I got from him perform flawlessly so far about 400 miles on since installing them.

[wickedzl900]

only taking carbs till the end of this week ..4/25 ..taking the month of may off ..got to get some things done around here ..

[KawTipper]

only taking carbs till the end of this week ..4/25 ..taking the month of may off ..got to get some things done around here ..
Still trying to save up some $ so I can send you a spare set to rebuild...If I could kick my ebay addiction maybe it would work!

[tmdoth]

Paulfun isn't the only one who is pleased with his work. I have read more than a few comments about the quality of the work he does, all of them good.

[wickedzl900]

i am taking about 3 weeks off(5/5-5/21) ,tony's zl1000 carbs are the last i am going to do for a while ..i am going on a bike trip next week

[TerminalVelocity]

Those would be mine!!!!!!!!!!!:biggrin:

[tmdoth]

Have you stopped booking orders for when you get back as well? Is it best that I just wait until sometime in June to drop you a line?

[WillyD]

Rick did my carbs too...I installed them and once the gas got from the tank to the carbs, it was start up and go...No problems from start to idle to 100 mph (so far, ran out of road)...

Super job...Nice new fasteners, gaskets and "O" rings...painted a nice crisp black...

I would not hesitate for one second to recommend him...AAAAAA+++++

Willy

[wickedzl900]

thanks for the kind words ..i will be taking carbs after the 18th of may .

[tmdoth]

enjoy your holidays.

[markus56]

Paulfun isn't the only one who is pleased with his work. I have read more than a few comments about the quality of the work he does, all of them good.

Just putting in my two cents......... He's an absolute pleasure to work with and is second to none in expertise and workmanship!!!!! I've had him do three sets for me since spring with three more to come in the very near future. He is the ZL carb Guru for sure but I just put on a set he did for a GS750 and they too have performed as well or better than a brand new set. No one will ever touch another set of carbs for me as long as He'll do them for me. He Is The Man!!!!!

[lowlife]

I have yet to hear a bad report

[wuputt]

markus, you aught to get a discount for that statement! I too, have heard nothing but good reviews!

[Bacchus]

I have had the carbs done on both my zl900 and my zl1000. if you need your carbs serviced this is definatley the way to go.

[JMan]

Rick I just sent you a PM. I'm interested. Thanks.

[wickedzl900]

Just putting in my two cents......... He's an absolute pleasure to work with and is second to none in expertise and workmanship!!!!! I've had him do three sets for me since spring with three more to come in the very near future. He is the ZL carb Guru for sure but I just put on a set he did for a GS750 and they too have performed as well or better than a brand new set. No one will ever touch another set of carbs for me as long as He'll do them for me. He Is The Man!!!!!............ THANK YOU MARK ......THOSE ARE VERY KIND WORDS .................RICK

[JMan]

Ditto! He cleaned mine and they look great and run like new! Thanks Rick!

[Hellion]

Hey there Rick am interested in getting my ZL1000 carbs done but would probably be over winter also was wondering if you would install an upgrade kit when putting them back together, was looking at the stage 1 kits as I really dont need this thing much hairier then it is but would like a little crisper throttle response. Also approximately what is your turn around time?
Thanks for your time! Terry

[Bacchus]

hellion,

I recomend the factory pro kit. very nice on my zl1k and it is not necessary to drill yer poor carbs.

http://www.factorypro.com/

the timing advancer plate is pretty cool too !!

[Hellion]

hellion,

I recomend the factory pro kit. very nice on my zl1k and it is not necessary to drill yer poor carbs.

http://www.factorypro.com/

the timing advancer plate is pretty cool too !!

Which kit do you have Bacchus?

[Bacchus]

I have the CRB-K18-3.0 kit. this one is designed for use with pod air filters. the other is designed for use with stock air box.

[Hellion]

I have the CRB-K18-3.0 kit. this one is designed for use with pod air filters. the other is designed for use with stock air box.

Do the ZL's not have the same probs other Kawi inline 4's have with pods?
So I would probably get the stage 1 kit then as I want to keep my box, does the K&N filter make that much diff over an aftermarket hi flow filter?

[Bacchus]

cant say that I have personaly tested this on a dyno. I belive that it is generally accepted that k&n allows for more air flow and helps to produce more power when jetted & tuned properly.

as far as the problems with other kaw. bikes... I dont know.. what problems do other kaws have with this set up???

Ill I know is mine works perfectly with pods, timing advancer, and jet kit.

[militaryman1965]

Hey Rick,
I looked at your website and I must say your bikes look so dam nice. You definately take a lot of pride in them. I am hoping my comes out just as nice. I have a question: I have seen on your pics that some parts look like they were made. Did you make the forward controls that were on I believe it was the Honda that looked like a home made bracket on them. I have been looking for forward controls to put on my ZL900 with little luck. Any direction on where to go to get them or have them made for my bike that won't make my banker (the wife) cringe when I approach her about it. Thanks for all your help.

[RedRocket]

Just had mine done a couple weeks ago and I would have to agree with all of the comments on Rick's work. He does a great job - When I purchased my ZL the carbs were leaky and had been tinkered with before by the previous owner whom had NO clue what he was doing. So I removed them and shipped them out to Rick. I got them back, installed them on the bike and all I had to do was tweak the idle knob to where I wanted it.

Thanks Rick!!

[zub]

hi Rick, how much for your cheapest service option (the $125 one) for a UK customer? i have a ZL600 with carbs that could do with a bit of an overhaul. Get back to me when you can mate.

Zub.

[wickedzl900]

zub,sent you a pm ..

[Dowee]

How do I get in contact with you? I need my carbs cleaned.

[wickedzl900]

dfg

[Dowee]

Hey Rick,

I've got the ZL900 carbs boxed up and ready to come your way Monday.

Got a question, can you clean and sync any Kawa carb? I have a 1982 KZ1000 set of carbs I JUST pulled off. The bike has a bad low-end miss when it's cold, it cleans up eventually but it has a bad flat spot too after 5k-6k. Can you do these too?

Andy

[Joce]

Rick,

Can you send me your address to send the carbs to have them done.

Thanks in advance,
Joce

[Dowee]

Carbs on the way. Can I get your phone number?

[Joce]

Pm sent

[cd85]

As some of you know I have trouble with my carbs and I am glad to hve taken them apart to see how they work.BUT NEXT I WILL DEFINATELY BE SENDING MINE TO WICKEDZL900:laughing7:

[MikeC]

WickedZL900, tried to pm you. Says your box is FULL. MikeC

[cd85]

Thanks I will check my pm 7 clear it.

[MikeC]

This was to wicked ZL900 re: full Mailbox.

[zlMark]

Mike, you should be able to contact him now.

[MikeC]

Thanks ZLMark.

[justin jackson]

Hey wicked- Whats your turn-around on getting carbs back ?

[beeZLbub]

Rick,
I sent you a PM.
I was wondering if you are able to service 1978-79 Suzuki GS1000 carbs? I built a chopper out of my old GS and I need my carbs to run with Emgo Pods and a cut down exhaust.

Thanks!

-Fran

[wickedzl900]

yes here is a set i just done

[wickedzl900]

black 34 mm mikunis

[wickedzl900]

i look as carbs as art ..these are some ones i did for ebay last winter

[WillyD]

Rick...

As soon as I get back from Mid-Ohio, I may send you my 1K carbs...I am pretty sure I got some stuff goin on there...In the last 4 days I have had the idle change on me by 200-300 rpm...Yesterday I rode for a few blocks and had to stop to make a phone call..I shut the bike off for a few minutes then went to re-start...Bike was warm but it didn't do it's usual jump to life with a nano-second of start button pushing..When it did finally start the idle was only about 8-900 rpms and it sounded like a V-Twin..When I revved it, it seemed ok but did not want to idle..I had a hard time pulling off from that stop, but then it went and I rode a few blocks and it was fine...I drove 35 miles and no problem. Shut the bike off for about 4 hours then went to leave...Started, idled no problem...

I know I could pull em and clean em and set stuff on them, but I cannot get them looking clean like you can and I know when I get them back, they will be right and a simple bolt-on...

Willy

[zlMark]

Tank vent Willy

[WillyD]

Maybe....let me give you a little background..

From the time I bought the bike last november up untill now, here is what it would do....Start perfect hot or cold...Idle fine, never had to mess with it...All RPM's all gears, no matter what, it seemed to run perfect....

Saturday: I went to go take my skills test for my MC license...Bike started fine...I drove down a couple miles and got gas...hit the road and drove to the test site...Bout 35-40 miles...Bike ran like a champ no problem...

I sat there for two hours before I got to take my turn...Fired up the bike, no problem. Idled fine and I drove it over to where you start..They did 4 of us in the line...I was #2..Idled fine while I waited to take my turn..Did 5 of the skills, no problem...after I did #6 and came to a stop. I noticed the tach was about 1450-1500 up from bout 1100..I checked throttle, choke, etc...all good so I reached down and idled it down with knob...Finished test....Went and got the stamp and left...Drove bout 15 miles...all good. Stopped went in and got something to drink..Came out started, no problem then drove about 30 miles and stopped...Was there for about 2.5 hours...Left there and drove about 35 miles back home...no problem...Sunday I drove it. Started, idled, ran perfect...Tuesday I rode it to work..No issues...I went and got gas on break, no issues....then when I left a little while later I went a few blocks and stopped to make that call and shut the bike off for 5 minutes..Started back up (hard starting) and it would not hardly idle sounded like a 2 cylinder..Tach was about 800 so I idled it back up. It was sluggish off the start the first time, then cleared up...drove bout 30 miles at 60 mph with a few stop lights on the way...No problem all the way there and all the way back...

I would think vent would not cause this...Sounds like idle ports were blocked a few times and cleared out...Everything above idle was fine...

[zlMark]

My zl900 used to that that when it was heat soaked, cleaned the tank vent and no problem since

[WillyD]

Will try it....Under the fuel cap there looks like two holes in the opening closest to you when riding...Are these where the vent comes out?

[zlMark]

I think it comes out between those to metal lips..now you got me curios

[justin jackson]

Rick- PM sent-

[beeZLbub]

I just got back from installing my newly rebuilt carbs on the GS Chopper and I gotta say, Rick definitely knows his $hit! My carbs are cleaner than I could ever get them and they start/run/idle like a stock bike!!!

Before sending my carbs to Rick, the bike was hard to start, would only run on the choke, would not idle below 1700rpm and would run very rough. I pulled the (beautiful) carbs out of the box, stuck them on the bike and she started right up with no choke! I can get her to idle at 900rpm with no problem. I wasn't able to take the bike around the block, but she revved thru the RPMs without hesitation (another thing she wouldn't do before).

Also, the turnaround was fantastic! I think Rick started my carbs the day he received them and had them back to me in about a week. :) I really can't say enough about this experience. It was worth every cent and now I can get started actually RIDING my bike!

Here are some pics Rick sent me as he was working on my carbs:

[wuputt]

Rick, pm sent!

[wickedzl900]

http://s591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/wildmanv65/marks%20carbs/


marks latest carbs :thumbsup:

[wickedzl900]

sample

[markus56]

Is this guy awesome or what!!!!!!!!:thumbsup:You never cease to amaze me with your talent Rick! I've had at least a dozen sets of ZL carbs done by "The Man" now with NO complaints whatsoever........he always does an awesome job! He's always been very fair, helpful, and courteous to me.........he knows how good business is conducted and it shows!!!! I stand behind my statements just like he stands behind all his work! Mark

[kawboy]

I've had at least a dozen sets of ZL carbs done

a dozen? :shock:

[markus56]

Yep.........one for each bike(4)and two spares for each bike.....all wrapped in bubble wrap and awaiting the need to install.:thumbsup:

[wickedzl900]

thanks mark !!!! thanks to all :thumbsup:

[wuputt]

Rick, I found out the carbs rode around in my sons truck for a couple days! Dumbazz!
Hope you see em today!

[kawboy]

Yep.........one for each bike(4)and two spares for each bike.....all wrapped in bubble wrap and awaiting the need to install.:thumbsup:

You're sick . . . you need help . . . :laughing7:

[markus56]

You're exactly right Kawboy..........but then I'm right at home with all the rest of you sicko's:rotf:

[zlMark]

We need a Nurse Ratchet :laughing7:

[wickedzl900]

DROPPED THE PRICES .PLEASE REFER TO THE FIRST POST OF THE THREAD,,THANKS FOR ALL THE KIND WORDS AND LETTING ME OFFER THIS SERVICE HERE ,,,RICK :notworthy:

[Jim L]

These are the pics after cleaning...

http://s591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/wildmanv65/jiml/

Another job well done by Rick. My bike runs amazing after this cleaning, when I took them out of the box I thought they were a new set. The metal looks new, the top covers are painted flawlessly and every fastener was replaced with allen heads. Not one speck of rust or dirt to be seen. After installing and filling with fuel the bike started right up and ran like a beast! All I did was tell Rick I had a jet kit, pods and Supertrapps... This is a must have for any bike on this site.
Thank you Rick,:thumbsup::icon_salut::notworthy:
Jim

[wickedzl900]

for all that are sending zl1000 carbs please remember your carbs may need new air cut off valves ..the last 2 sets had both valves rotted/shot ,,this will increase the cost $40($18 a piece +$4 for shipping) .this is also adding time to the rebuild waiting on parts ..i do not keep these sitting around at $20 a piece..thanks ...rick

[Billy]

If its sticky call Ricky. I'm sending 2 sets to him along with wisslers this wk hopfully, we get them this off this wk. I think Zlman already sent his. 150 bucks just clean them here. I charge 75 SO ITS A HELL OF DEAL FOR WHAT HE DOES !! Keep up the good work Rick.

[justin jackson]

wicked- pm sent

[justin jackson]

pm sent

[Chenedog]

Yo Rick, PM Sent

[Billy]

What's up guys, just got carbs back from Rick holy sht ! Rick is the new carb GOD what an amazing job, thought mine and Wisslres looked fanFKINtasti , then i seen my wife's................... BOO YAH wish i would have told him to paint mine black ! Lets see , no more philip screws all allen heads, new hose's what great job, thanks again Rick . YOU THE MAN !!!!!

[zlmanlee]

rick is the carb god i can't belive how good my bike is running its friggin scary fast now thanks for a job well done i will be sending my spare set just to get them done for the back up set ....:headbang:

[wickedzl900]

thanks for the kind words ,,be safe

[badbrad]

So let me understand this! No sync needed! set idle and go!!! this guy is only 30 miles from me. awesome!!!!

[steveo]

HI my name is Rick and would like to offer a carb cleaning service to all ..

Woul you please send an adress to sned cabs to? I have an 1986 Zl900 that you gave me a quote for $165.00 that includes return shipping. Thanks,steve in Ga. My email is scote30078@yahoo.com

[Damaged]

Hi Rick,

I sent a PM, can you provide a shipping address so I can get them to you.

Thanks,
Kevin

[tony]

Wicked, I'm seriously considering sending you my 86 zl600 carbs. I read nothing but good comments about you and your finished products look great.

I have a question though. I am considering putting the individual air cleaners on. I really like the way they look mostly but also it's so hard to get those boots back on between the airbox and the carbs.

I've talked to a couple of guys at the bike shops, even where they sell the cleaners.. and they tell me not to do it. they say I'll have to rejet the carbs and to do that I'll have to take them on and off several times doing trial and error to get it right.. also that I'll lose gas mileage and start fouling plugs alot.

Just wanna know from you, is that true? if so.. I'm gonna leave it stock. but if it's really not that hard or involved I'd like to put those individual cleaners on.

thanks for your time. Tony

[zlMark]

Stick with the airbox tony!

[Bacchus]

my zl1000 has pods and it runs great with that set up. no fouling plugs etc... I installed a factory pro jet kit, set to recomended settings and she was running smooth and strong right out of the box, the boys over at FP took care of the trial and error for ya. now if you want to tune each and every last HP outa your bike, that will take an individualized set up and trial and error, or dyno tuning.


my reasons for going pods... I love the intake roar under hard accelaration, love the mean mo-fo looks, love the ease of carb accesability and servicability, and I also believe that more air flow and proper tuning = more mojo. But that is a matter of debate. Mark is a stock air box guy and is running 11.5 quarter miles, I have pods and run 11.8. also consider that marks bike has had the cams degreed, and he is running and on board air fuel guage, so marks bike is almost certianly had more of the fine tuning done than has mine.

Dale walker's holeshot stage two is said to make maximum power in a stock motor and includes pod filters.. I dunno.. its a bit hard for me to disagree with someone who (currently) has got 3 tenths on me..but again degreed cams, spot on air fuel ratio..the choice is as individual as the rider. if you decide to get this stuff let me know... I can definately save you some $$ on pods, jet kit, and timing advancer

[paulfun]

If you are not sure about it and not familiar with tunning carbs stick with the air box and stock jetting.

If you do go pods you should be able to tune in the carbs to get very close to the same fuel milage as you do with stock set up under normal, or should I say sane rideing situations. They only suffer from more fuel consumption when you open the throttle past cruising speeds and work the motor.

My zl got about the same MPG with the stage 3 jet kit and pods as it did with stock and with custom stage 3 and air box under normal rideing. The MPG really only differed when I was heavy on the throttle.

If someone is out there and not getting good MPG under normal rideing conditions thinking its the pods, I would assume they are running too rich and should have the air fuel reaading done to figure it out.

[Bacchus]

+1 I get 40mpg on the freeway, sane riding, with pods and jet kit

[erikw]

Sounds very reasonable! Have been meaning to contact you and got busy with other projects and lacking funds. I will be in touch soon for shipping info.

[f1nxlife]

hey Rick...Brett here...i have a set of stock zl 900 carbs that are disasembled...i bought them last year so i could get the stock needles out of them..and have the bike mechanic i was using at the time ..install them in the carbs that i curreently have on my 900...im thinking of sending them to you ..and have you put them togother and do whatever it takes to get them right,,,so i can have an extra set of carbs that are ready to go,,,my question is will you be able to put them together with another stock set of needles and the right jetting...im not sure how the current carbs that i have on my 900 are set up...the bike runs really good...but i do have that on / off / on throttle hesitation when running at freeway speeds...i guess i would have you do for them whatever you think ..as far as the jetting goes,,,lots of guy on here are happy with your work...if you get a chance,,,let me know what you think,,,thx...brett

[TruckerEd]

Hey Rick send me the info I need to send you my carbs. I can send them within the next couple weeks.

[zot]

Have we lost touch with Wicked? I would like to send a set to be done as well, need info on where to send.

[wickedzl900]

Still here,, pm sent

[TruckerEd]

Sending mine out today, you should see them soon. Thanks

[wickedzl900]

http://s591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/wildmanv65/zl900%203%201/

[zot]

Wow!!

[TruckerEd]

I know, I cant wait till they get here.

[TruckerEd]

Got them Thursday, got them put on and that was it. Been in bed sick as a dog since Thurs night. They look great tho,thanks Rick

[lincolnd]

I have some big ZL carbs in need of a rebuild. How do we get this ball rolling...To which address do I send them?

[badbrad]

Still here,, pm sent

Rick, I'm right Down the road from you in Camden SC and would like to have my carbs restored! You still available for a rebuild? I could send them to you or drive them up. Please pm me with an updated quote as the last I saw was quite old! Thanks!

[Bearman29]

I have a ZL400 eliminator that I just bought and I'm sure i need this done.

I'm from Australia, and i am willing to ship my carbs to you to have this done, unless you can recommend someone in AUS who would be able to do them to this standard?

Would the return shipping being covered by you also apply for outside US customers?

Please let me know ASAP as i'm keen to get my beast working again!

I have pods and that's the only modification to the carbs/engine.. does that mean all i do is remove, send to you, then you send back and i fit it, and it will be ok? or do i need to have it tuned after i receieve them back? or will it start and run ok (like someone else in this thread mentioned a few posts back..?)

Thanks for your time mate,
Chris

[wickedzl900]

sent you a pm

[Bearman29]

Replied to your PM wicked, thanks!

[wickedzl900]

replied to your pm wicked, thanks! cool

[Bearman29]

Have sent my carbs to rick today from AUSTRALIA!

Hope to have them back all shiney and new soon! Will post some before and after shots.

Thanks again rick,
Chris

[wickedzl900]

Have sent my carbs to rick today from AUSTRALIA!

Hope to have them back all shiney and new soon! Will post some before and after shots.




Thanks again rick,
Chris




they will be done up right,, thanks

[nick77]

P.M. Sent.

[nick77]

Have we lost touch with wicked? I sent him a p.m. but have not heard back from him.

[wickedzl900]

replied ,,, sorry about the delay

[rammy1500]

Rick PM sent

[MAF29]

PM sent

[madhatter]

Wicked do you still do work on carbs? I like your threads on them carbs and I would be interested in having it done to mine. Could you please email me and we can talk more , my email is blancochcg@aol.com........................... Am looking forward to hearing from you .

[MAF29]

PM sent

[pipnow58]

As soon as it gets too cold to ride I'll send you my ZL1000 carbs for a rebuild. I tried seafoam to clear them out but it hasn't helped. The bike runs perfect at idle and cruising at highway speed. When you get on it it has a loss of power and kind of a miss and hesitation that starts at about 4000 to 5000 rpm. then clears out at higher rpm. It didn't seem so bad until I rode my other ZL that runs perfect, then I really noticed the difference in power.

[Bearman29]

Hey guys,

just wanted to leave some feedback in regards to Rick's work with the carbys..

His work is absolutely top notch. My bike is entirely different now after he worked his magic on the carbys, and the bike now behaves itself very well!

I replaced my petcock, put an inline filter and washed my tank out at the same time with evaporust, and the fuel system is running absolutely beautifully.

All i did was install the carbys, attach the cables and fuel line, primed her and turned her on. after that adjusted the idle and BOOM was running like a dream. My friends were very skeptical and couldn't believe that i sent my carbys half way around the world to be worked on, and wondered why i didn't just try and do it myself.. now they all want rick's details to send them to him as well!!! :)

Big thank-you rick for providing a very essential service to any bike rider with carbys, and thank-you for the excellent communication throughout the whole rebuilding process.

You really are a testament to how far good old fashioned service and value go these days..

I urge any of you that have rick do work for you to make sure you tip him generously as i did because you can't put a price on an old carby'd bike just working perfectly after Rick works his magic!

Thanks again rick,
Chris (from Australia!)

[wickedzl900]

thank you for the kind words, Chris it was a pleasure to bo biz with you,, take care

[madhatter]

Sounds like a great deal , thanks for the service that your providing wickedzl900.

[MAF29]

PM sent

[wickedzl900]

http://s591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/wildmanv65/mark%20%20zl900%202/ latest set,, rick


i have four sets of these i can rebuild and sell, pm me if interested,, rick

[markus56]

Yep, those are mine......will be waiting on the shelf for the next ZL9! Actually, I have three sets of each ready for action and the only one that'll do my carbs is Rick! He is simply the best out there.....bar none! The formed, OEM bowl gaskets are what I perfer in mine so send them with your carbs if that's what you want too. He does other carbs too if you're working on something other than a ZL. I'll be doing some carb jobs on some Shadows soon (750 & 1100) and Rick will do them as well. Thanks so much Rick for this invaluable service you provide for us here at ZL-OA......Thank You Sir!!

[wickedzl900]

thanks mark, means a lot,, rick

[wickedzl900]

just wanted to thank mark for letting me be part of this group of great guys and mark i am praying for you .. i sold my zl900 years ago and i miss it due to finances/ or lack of, i had to sell it .. but i know what it feels like to ride the beast they call a zl900,, i had pods and open exhaust, you could hear me coming for miles,, way it should be...

[wickedzl900]

http://oldskoolcarbs.com/ new website, kinda rough around the edges.. price for zl900 or zl1000 is $195, that includes shipping back... please look at the site, it will detail instances that will RAISE the price.. i use to give this stuff away but i am broke like everyone else .. uncle SAM has got his hand in this and i am having to raise the price a little.. thanks for the friendship and business,, rick

[jeffe]

Nice page Rick
I'm saving up for u to do mine
Soon I hope

[texas-ss-tornado]

Rick is the best, just used another set of his rebuilt carbs on my latest ZL9, runs like a Swiss watch! Money WELL spent!!!! :headbang:

[Jarney]

Cool, still well worth the money rick. I don't know if your website is set up for it or not, but an area for feedback from customers might help out business - a "testimonials" area like on other sites. Just an idea or something to look into in the future. Thanks for the service you provide. Later.

[wickedzl900]

Cool, still well worth the money rick. I don't know if your website is set up for it or not, but an area for feedback from customers might help out business - a "testimonials" area like on other sites. Just an idea or something to look into in the future. Thanks for the service you provide. Later. will do, thanks tex for the kind words, always a pleasure,, rick