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Carb Balancing tools?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 1:52 pm
Author: Steve R
Anyone used one of these?
http://www.carbtune.co.uk/index.html
Any good?
Before I spend my hard earned

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 5:23 pm
Author: chrisu
short answer = yes
had mine for ages and a doddle to use.
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:20 pm
Author: m1ks
Yes
Excellent
Can't get better, (unless you get a flash electronicy jiggery pokery super duper garage machine, that'd be a few thousand more though)
Buy it, they're not cheap but you won't regret the outlay, i haven't.
added to which the first time you balance your carbs which you thought were 'alright' you'll go, wow, i never knew it could sound like that, silky smooth mmmmmmmmmm etc
Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:22 pm
Author: m1ks
Forgot to add, they're versatile too, twins, triples and fours can be done easily, used mine for more machines than I recall, (amazing how many mates you have when you have such a useful tool.
They're crap for balancing singles though

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:42 pm
Author: kev edwards
these are so easy to use , mk1s is right about how many mates you have you never knew about when you have a set . LOL

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:08 pm
Author: chrisu
get a remote fuel tank and the adjuster tool and you'll soon be a carb balancing god.......

Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:35 pm
Author: martinz1b
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 5:30 am
Author: ade woollams
kev edwards wrote:these are so easy to use , mk1s is right about how many mates you have you never knew about when you have a set . LOL

are they realy mates .i moved house a time back non of my mates would do the 8 mile i had moved to see where i was the first time i called one of them up the first thing he said was can i use your guages need to do my carbs ,but when i told him he could buy them from me (davida ) set never heard back from him .just shows..n you can bet he would have asked me to take em to him ..yeh right.

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:03 am
Author: chrisu
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 9:00 am
Author: Steve R
Thanks for the replies, no one has a bad word to say about them thats good. How do you make that fuel tank work with only one feed Chris?
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 10:27 am
Author: chrisu
Y piece
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 10:58 am
Author: Padders
Same here with the remote fuel tank never leaks hangs ou tof the way one of the best buys I have made.
Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:46 am
Author: BShaw
I have the economy (davida copy) cheapo gauges bought years ago and they are OK, but hard work to set up and need to be damped a lot... I have always worried about there accuracy and never been completely happy with them.. so get the best you can afford and then lend them to me

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:12 pm
Author: Mark Stratton
Mine are one of the best tools I've ever bought. Normally complete the job before the float bowls run dry so that shows how easy they are to use.
Gonna get me one of those tanks though, could probably go and make a cuppa halfway through the job come back and still have enough to carry on!!

Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 12:21 pm
Author: Bruce Sexton
I still have and use the original mercury ones. best value for money, will work on any bike.
Bruce