cleaning the reeds

[lemmy]

I have recently purchased a bike with the Boyesen RAD valve with the carbon fiber reeds. I took them out for inspection and they look fine but have some small amount of black deposits on them. What is safe to use on the reeds to clean them? I was thinking mineral spirits or maybe carb cleaner. Should I remove the reeds from the reed valve to clean the underside too?

[jc7622]

A fanatical parts cleaner, like myself, would take it apart and clean each piece separately. I have even been known to clean the threads on bolts before putting things back together.

[lemmy]

Do you use throttle body cleaner, carb cleaner, mineral spirits, isopropyl alcohol or something else?

[canyncarvr]

No reason to take them apart OR clean them.

The trash can the rad valve should be tossed in don't care if it's clean or not.



This a one year old reed. This not the ONLY case of such a thing, either. Carbon fiber ingested by the engine is NOT a good thing.

Do yourself a favor and off the thing.

Besides that....it doesn't work for squat.