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Title: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: trumpetguy on March 31, 2007, 09:36:11 AM
The picture seems to be missing from this thread:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=3521.0 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=3521.0)

I have looked at the thread before (it describes a do-it-yourself $5 carb balancer) but I don't remember enough to build the device.

Does anyone have the picture (or details of how to hook in the aquarium valve)?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: Willy Willy on April 01, 2007, 11:29:25 PM
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=33403.0

some vids in middle of page
Title: Re: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: Willy Willy on April 01, 2007, 11:32:32 PM
of page 3 that is.
Title: Re: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: trumpetguy on April 02, 2007, 08:25:09 AM
Thanks for the info -- I had found one of those videos on the Wiki.  I think I saw enough to construct it now.
Title: Re: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: dubwise on December 30, 2009, 10:09:42 AM
Now this and the FAQ thread are even older, and the vids appear to be gone.
Anybody got that aquarium valve carb balancer picture saved?
Title: Re: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: The Buddha on December 30, 2009, 10:43:41 AM
Piece of hose and a bottle of oil thrown over the rafters ?
U shape hose with oil ...
I eyeball synch it with it off BTW.
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: jeremy_nash on December 30, 2009, 09:34:41 PM
Quote from: The Buddha on December 30, 2009, 10:43:41 AM
I eyeball synch it with it off BTW.
Cool.
Buddha.

yeah, but u are a motorcycle god!  look, it even says it on the internet, u know that its true then!!
Title: Re: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: sledge on December 31, 2009, 06:13:58 AM
Save your money and the effort and buy one of these instead.http://www.carbtune.com/ (http://www.carbtune.com/). I have tried every carb` balancing method under the sun and nothing, NOTHING gives better results than one of these. I hire mine out for £5 a weekend and its more than paid for itself. They go for buttons on ebay, keep looking and waiting and you will find one.
Title: Re: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: The Buddha on December 31, 2009, 06:30:56 PM
I eyeball synch em ... however some bikes are much much easier to vacuum synch ... and some others (yamaha maxim series) are impossible to synch via any other method but eyeball.

You Nash - I am motorcycle Buddha. You give me a bike, I'll meditate on it.  O0 <- I dunno what this dude is supposed to be ... but I am pulling a smug expression.

Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: Need Picture of DIY Carb Balancer
Post by: dubwise on December 31, 2009, 06:39:31 PM
Carbtune looks great. I'm not in a hurry. Got a 1994 GS500E (purple wheels!!!) to keep my 2000 GZ250 company.
It runs fine, near as I can tell in 18 degrees. Just want to be able to tiinker when the time comes.