Sandy Koocanusa wrote on 06/06/08 at 07:08:54: I'd love to see a picture of the position of the carb just before it pops out from between the airbox and the intake port, if you have one laying around. I got mine out of the parts bike, but it took some magic incantations, a chain, and a Chevy one-ton to do it. I'm dragging my feet on opening mine up, because I don't want to break something and be without my bike.
Must be like alot of things on the bike, some people can't get the tank off w/o removing the petcock, but I can. It's either I don't care about scratching the paint and they do or they really can't.
You got to twist it alittle to take advantage of what room you have, wiggle it abit, lift abit and pull. before you put it back in, some lube will help, not sure what kind, anti seize maybe.
Pictures? no way jose, not when you got both hands involved, feet braced, tongue cocked... just not a pretty picture.