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Title: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: Young rider on 08 April 2013, 06:30:09 pm
who can do carb balancing as i don't fancy paying £80 for a bike shop to do it........  :D 
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: Buzz on 09 April 2013, 09:23:37 am
You can get one for £57 and it's piss easy to DIY.  I might then come over and borrow yours.. :b


motorcycle carburetor balancing- Carbtune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYgN2-96Ik0#)
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: elbrownos on 15 April 2013, 09:38:58 pm
I'm in Nottingham and will also be looking to borrow somebody's balancer as soon as I get around to replacing my exhaust.
£57 sounds like a bargain and all, but not for something you only use once...
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: Farjo on 16 April 2013, 08:14:47 am
If you come up to York we could have a balancing party! BYOF
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: Young rider on 16 April 2013, 10:45:11 pm
I'm in Nottingham and will also be looking to borrow somebody's balancer as soon as I get around to replacing my exhaust.
£57 sounds like a bargain and all, but not for something you only use once...


thats what i thought but a bike shop near me quoted me £80 to balance my carbs or £130 to clean and balance them  :eek
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: darrsi on 16 April 2013, 10:55:08 pm
I'm in Nottingham and will also be looking to borrow somebody's balancer as soon as I get around to replacing my exhaust.
£57 sounds like a bargain and all, but not for something you only use once...


thats what i thought but a bike shop near me quoted me £80 to balance my carbs or £130 to clean and balance them  :eek


Strange pricing, 'cos it would take longer to clean them than to balance them i'd have thought?  :rolleyes
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: Dead Eye on 16 April 2013, 11:11:29 pm
Definitely, cleaning them is a lot more work and probably nearly 10x the amount of labour work required! Only thing I can think is that they run some fuel cleaner through them without removing them?
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: darrsi on 16 April 2013, 11:21:35 pm
Definitely, cleaning them is a lot more work and probably nearly 10x the amount of labour work required! Only thing I can think is that they run some fuel cleaner through them without removing them?


Then there's the rebuilding of the garage, finding a new bike, getting it up to scratch................sorry Dead Eye, that was mean of me, i'm only messing mate  ;)
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: Young rider on 16 April 2013, 11:32:31 pm
yup very odd this is why i rather do the work myself then i know its been done right!



Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: Dead Eye on 17 April 2013, 12:17:10 am
Definitely, cleaning them is a lot more work and probably nearly 10x the amount of labour work required! Only thing I can think is that they run some fuel cleaner through them without removing them?


Then there's the rebuilding of the garage, finding a new bike, getting it up to scratch................sorry Dead Eye, that was mean of me, i'm only messing mate  ;)

It's ok :P

I didn't really get it so can't really find it offensive  :lol

Besides, garage is done now and I have my project work ahead of me... really need to get out there and make some progress with that...
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: darrsi on 17 April 2013, 06:44:30 am
Definitely, cleaning them is a lot more work and probably nearly 10x the amount of labour work required! Only thing I can think is that they run some fuel cleaner through them without removing them?


Then there's the rebuilding of the garage, finding a new bike, getting it up to scratch................sorry Dead Eye, that was mean of me, i'm only messing mate  ;)

It's ok :P

I didn't really get it so can't really find it offensive  :lol

Besides, garage is done now and I have my project work ahead of me... really need to get out there and make some progress with that...


Was it not a DIY carb cleaner that caused your woes?
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: Dead Eye on 17 April 2013, 11:21:30 am
Definitely, cleaning them is a lot more work and probably nearly 10x the amount of labour work required! Only thing I can think is that they run some fuel cleaner through them without removing them?


Then there's the rebuilding of the garage, finding a new bike, getting it up to scratch................sorry Dead Eye, that was mean of me, i'm only messing mate  ;)

It's ok :P

I didn't really get it so can't really find it offensive  :lol

Besides, garage is done now and I have my project work ahead of me... really need to get out there and make some progress with that...


Was it not a DIY carb cleaner that caused your woes?

Ahhh, yeah, now your joke makes sense! Haha... ssh its been a long 6 months :P
Title: Re: anyone in nottingham?
Post by: popeye72 on 17 April 2013, 12:26:10 pm
check out the for sale section  ;)  i have carbtune for sale  :lol