shimming carb needles on 78 gl1000 question

[carlrf]

I have convinced myself that I need to richen themidrange just a tad. I am wondering if I can pull the tops off.the carbs without removing them from the bike? Thought I would ask before tearing stuff apart.
Thank you, in advance!

[Fred Camper]

It is easy to leave the throttle cable on, rotate the intake runners up on the opposite side then pull them to one side and remove the caps.

[carlrf]

Sounds like awesome advice. So intake runners are o-ring and.will seal up when remounted?

[Fred Camper]

Yes, not every heard of an issue with rotating them even on bikes that have sat. Now old rubber is just that, and has limited life but a rotation is pretty easy on them.