funk on my carbs

[12thmonkey]

i had the carbs off my bike 2 weeks back for a cleaning and rejet. Well, i had the jetting off...and will be correcting that this weekend. Today, i noticed that there is some stuff that looks like grimy honey on the outside of my float bowls. Does that mean that i need to replace the float bowl gaskets (i'm going to the dealer on my way from work)? Any idea what that would be? It doesn't make sense to me...it's thicker and sticker than gas...

[werase643]

spray come good carb cleaner on it
I like the cheapest stuff i can get from O'reilys
works the best for me

the store brand stuff at advance is total crapola waste of $
Autozone used to sell the best stuff...but ya know the environment.....


then ignore it

[zukiGS500]

spray come good carb cleaner on it
I like the cheapest stuff i can get from O'reileys
works the best for me

the store brand stuff at autozone is total crapola waste of $

then ignore it

really? sweet. I did that, i figured if there was an issue it would come back, but it hasnt as of yet

[12thmonkey]

Thanks for the responses. i guess i wasn't so much wondering how to clean it, as much as wondering what it was. i'll have the carbs off tomorrow, so cleaning it will be a easy. i was just wondering if it was indicative of needing new float bowl gaskets...or something like that.