Thanks @IDoDirt and @hamlin6 for the advice and suggestions. You guys are great.

more than just taking pictures, I think I am going to make diagrams and notations as I take apart stuff. I often find the pictures lack context not long after I took them. Or maybe I will take video with audio commentary.

I can see that the whole assembly will be, by far, the most complicated thing I have ever worked on.

Now I need to go figure out what rails are. LOL !

 

That’s a great idea.
don’t let what we are saying worry you. We are just being precautionary for you.
there are lots of pieces but basically it’s the same thing repeated 4 times and the interconnecting hardware.

the rail is just the metal bar that connects all the individual choke actuators.

 

Sorry for bad news, but you may have ordered wrong gaskets. Those linked gaskets are for newer CBR models and have small U-shaped section which you won't find on your carbs. Compare here: https://litetek.co/Carb_Kit_Honda_CBR600F.html

Correct part numbers are: 16010MN4003 or 16010MN4741 or 16010MN4305. ALWAYS compare part numbers before ordering anything.

 

@NuggyBuggyCBR

@Wesku79 Is right, the link I provided was for the later model 600F's. Yours is the first series. The link above from Wesku79 is the correct one. Sorry about the incorrect link.

 

@Wesku79 thanks for checking. My heart sank a bit, but I realized I miswrote - I did end up ordering the right kit (CKA-HONDA-CBR600F), after noticing the kit linked to was the wrong vintage. Whew ! I posted a few hours after ordering so forgot about that.

I haven't yet received a confirmation from the vendor for the order - is that normal ?

 

I usually receive an email from them within 24 hours of placing the order. I keep in mind that it is Thailand and that their hours of operation are not in sync with mine. I use PayPal and I get a confirmation from them within a few minutes of placing the order.

 

After 36-h I didn't get a confirmation email, so I emailed them and got a confirmation from a real person the next day. I'm not used to not getting a confirmation of the order placement immediately, but looks like all is good. I did, of course, get my Paypal confirmation immediately.

 

Curious, was it Wanissa?

 

Lol, yes it was - The email said Wannisa Mcintosh but the signature said Blair. Husband and wife proprietors, perhaps ?

 

Yup, got my first email from her in 2016. It's a family business.