carb balancing?

[darrsi]

Is this an easy job to do by yourself at home? I thought carb tunes would be expensive but I can get one for about £55 on ebay and a garage will probably charge about £40 to do it for me so it pays for itself in 2 goes really. How did you mount the tank to give you a fuel line whilst still getting to the carbs? Do you need any other special tools, I see theres some screwdriver issues going on I have a few long ones but they're pretty standard. I also just checked my tps for the first time and that needs adjusting too so I've ordered the tool for that, It reads 0 but also 10,000? Definitely not 5k anyway. Step 1 says make sure you've balanced your carbs so...

I've done it twice now in the last few days, as i wasn't happy with the first attempt, and then found out i had the tubes the wrong way round.


I checked the TPS before and after i balanced the carbs, remembering if an adjustment to the TPS is needed the engine should be at operating temperature.


A few tips i can give, firstly take the blanking caps off and fit the pipes on when the bike is cold, as i found a very hot engine is a bit of a bugger otherwise. Then let the bike warm up until normal tickover is reached.
All i did was take the tank bolts out, after unplugging the fuel gauge plug, then very carefully lifted the tank with the fuel pipe still attached and aimed the tank the other way. It just rests okay without putting any pressure on the fuel tap at all, then i used 2 bungees to secure it in place to prevent any accidents. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK, don't blame me if you end up with a metal bonfire!

I'm gonna experiment with the screwdriver issue, as it's definitely a bit fiddly and can be made easier.


Other than that follow the instructions in the manual, which are very simple, and take your time, don't rush it, 'cos the results are really worth it.