Carb Balance Gadgets....

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by doetnietcomputeren, Apr 9, 2009.

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    doetnietcomputeren Guest

    A colleague in the US is looking to buy a doofer to help him balance his
    carbs (BMW R1100) and came across this: http://www.carbtune.com/

    Anyone got anything to say for or against? Any other recommendations?

    Cheers
     
    doetnietcomputeren, Apr 9, 2009
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    M.Badger Guest

    I've got the older mercury unit. I've owned it for many years, IIRC, I
    bought it in 1991.

    So easy to use even a shit for brains like me can cope with it. If the steel
    rod version is only half as good as the mercury one has proven to be, its a
    no-brainer.

    HTH
     
    M.Badger, Apr 9, 2009
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    Dave Emerson Guest

    Happy to recommend the Carbtune, it's a quality product and the guys that
    run the company are very helpful.

    They donated one of the original (mercury-filled) jobbies when we first
    opened The Workshop (see sig.) and later upgraded to the spring/slider
    model. The latter has the advantages of not having to be kept upright,
    indeed for some applications it works best inverted, and not having
    poisonous material inside that could escape.

    The items were among the most frequently used gadgets in The Workshop and
    survived a lot of abuse, unlike a set of gauges that cost over 3x as much
    and lasted only two weeks.
     
    Dave Emerson, Apr 9, 2009
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    Speedgazebo Guest

    I 've got one, it's easy to use and seems accurate.
     
    Speedgazebo, Apr 9, 2009
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    Gyp Guest

    I've got one of their early ones and use it on the R80 . It's brilliant.

    Carb balancing is a lot easier on the R80 than on an R1100 though,
    mainly because it has some.
     
    Gyp, Apr 9, 2009
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    Steve Parry Guest


    Excellent product, I've had one for years. Simple to use and accurate.

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    Steve Parry
    BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 K1200GT SE
    95 BMW F650, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50,
    BMW 330Ci
    www.gwynfryn.co.uk
     
    Steve Parry, Apr 9, 2009
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    Gyp Guest

    Certainly does and they do
     
    Gyp, Apr 9, 2009
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    Grimly Curmudgeon Guest

    That's why they have damper screws, or at the very least, damper clamps
    on the hoses.
     
    Grimly Curmudgeon, Apr 9, 2009
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    doetnietcomputeren Guest


    Thanks to all. I have and suspect he will.
     
    doetnietcomputeren, Apr 9, 2009
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    B. Peg Guest

    I used some 8 meter long plastic tubing thrown over the garage rafters with
    a little colored water in it for balancing the carbs. Worked very well,
    probably better than the Carb-Tune or electronic TwinMax gizmo I have, and I
    eventually nailed the u-shaped portion onto a 2 meter wooden plank. Upper
    ends go to the throttle body on each side of the BMW R engine.

    B~
     
    B. Peg, Apr 13, 2009
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