Mikuni to Stock Air Box Connection?

[Rockitdoc]

So, before anyone tells me the conversion to Mikunis is blasphemy, or to use those K&N or other individual filters on the Miks is the ticket, let me say that I have decided to use the Mikunis since they are less freakin' trouble, so there, and have tried, in vain, to keep the little individual socks affixed satisfactorily.  So, I want to connect the Miks to the stock air box.  The original rubbery connectors can be made to work, true.  But, it is a royal PITA to warm them enough to get the rubber to expand enuf to fit over the ends of the Miks.

So, before I fabricate something from scratch, I thought it wise to enquire if anyone else out there has already been down this road and come up with a slick solution that I could benefit from.  If not, maybe I'm the only one looking for this solution.  If so, I will find one.  If not, some assistance would be gratefully appreciated.
Cheers,
S

 

[Grant]

Try a search.
I recall at least one thread, maybe from or including input from PLC.

 

[Reggie3cl]

Are we talking about a 180?  I got mine to fit pretty easily by heating the rubbers with a hairdryer.  I used something to stretch them first and also pushed them into the airbox a bit more than they would normally go, as they are too long to fit between the carb and airbox.  As there was nothing in the airbox I figured that didn't matter.  Also have the standard airbox and Miks on the RGS but Keith fitted the rubbers (fnarr...)

 

[Rockitdoc]

Are we talking about a 180?  I got mine to fit pretty easily by heating the rubbers with a hairdryer.  I used something to stretch them first and also pushed them into the airbox a bit more than they would normally go, as they are too long to fit between the carb and airbox.  As there was nothing in the airbox I figured that didn't matter.  Also have the standard airbox and Miks on the RGS but Keith fitted the rubbers (fnarr...)

It's an RGS 120.

 

[laverdakeith]

Depends on what you are using for inlet manifolds, got to keep them as short as possible but I use the stock rubbers, drop them in a cup of boiling water, not the tepid stuff you 'mercans use to make tea with  and they slip on fine with a just a little grunting, take the filter element out of the airbox you can get a hand in to make fitting over the carbs easyer. Like many things they are only really tight the first time..  Make sure the centre rubber does not foul the accelerator pump rod.


    Keith