Can I borrow some carb balancing gauges?

[Jamieg285]

It's a lot of noise - engines running and revving every 5 seconds, so on a driveway outside a house with kids in a suburban area is maybe not ideal?

It's either that or the angle grinder on my car, which is the other job for the day.  I'm very popular in my area 

Adam it was delightful to meet you too If you check the accuracy of the gauges then that'll be a fair swap

That answers that question, I wasn't sure whether I should call you punk or stig. 




I guess I'll be reading up on using Carbtune today

[Jamieg285]

Big thanks to Farjo for the loan of the Carbtune gauges, and also to Punkstig for collecting them and bringing them over. 


The job was unbelievable frustrating, going backwards and forwards with the adjusters, with the slightest tweak on one affecting the others too.  It took us a good couple of hours to do both bikes, not including the extra time needed for some electrical problems on stigs bike.


For me, the difference is huge. The engine feels super smooth, from 2K up. I can cruise at 3-4K and it feels like I'm coasting with the engine off.  Even the rough spot around the 6K mark is less harsh than before.   


I've taken a few notes and pictures, which I'll post up on another thread, as a useful guide for others.

[Dead Eye]

You definitely need a lot of patience to get the adjustment spot on, but the smoothness of the engine is worth it ^^

My 1000 was like riding on silk after I did it's balance a few months back