help intake tube for oversized carb

[250rs-neva-die]

i have an 85 r with a 38mm a/s carb need some help with finding a way to get a intake tube to work. ive tried everything that i can think of and had no luck. any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

[Saul]

i have an 85 r with a 38mm a/s carb need some help with finding a way to get a intake tube to work. ive tried everything that i can think of and had no luck. any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

I'm gunna state the obvious and I'm sure you have tried it all ready - but- have you tried heating the one you have so that it will 'stretch' over the carb?

[250rs-neva-die]

ya i tried boiling it got it over the carb and then it eventually ripped on me

[The Goat]

find another one, rather than boiling it, use a hit gun and slowly stretch it out.

I've stretched a 32mm 350x one all the way out to 42mm with no ill effects...slow and steady.

[250rs-neva-die]

so you just heated it with a heat gun an slowely stretched it out by hadn till its big enough? when it cools does it stay at that size?

[The Goat]

yep...it helps if you have an old coke bottle or something to wallow it out...stretching it by hand will end up with one burnt hand.

as long as you go really slowly, there should be enough rubber on it to stretch.

let someone with a 2nd gen 250r come in here to clarify if I'm totally off base.

[250rs-neva-die]

hey sounds good brother thanks alot