'99 Bullet 500 w/stock Mikarb - After a quick stop following a 20 minute ride, I started again...went to pull away and a large backfire blew the carb off the head AND yanked the fuel line from the petcock. Fire started and burned from the fuel that collected on the crankcase...before shutting down the tap. Anyhow, the only appearent damage was to the overflow tubes coming from the carb, which completely melted. It also appears the nipple (plastic) at the bottom of the bowl melted and broke off in the old tube, so I can't re-connect a new tube to that position.
Any advice? Thanks!
TDS
QUESTION...how important are these overflow tubes? I'm assuming they just re-direct the excess fuel to dump on the road and not your hot exhaust/engine. Can I purchase another nipple for the bowl? Looked everywhere on-line and can't seem to find the right part.