Carb balancing

[Ashley M]

I have just balanced my carbs on my 950 Adventure with one of these, it was one of the easiest jobs I’ve done on the bike,


I couldn’t believe how far out of balance the carbs had become, the gauge is very easy to read and the job took about 4 minutes, this will be something I will be checking at every service from now on

[tramp]

any links please as its sure to helpfull to us all

[Ashley M]

The shop is called Retrodubs it sell VW parts, there
Phone No is 01872 561194 or email info@retrodubs.co.uk
Its under tools its called a Carb sync tool/airflow meter £29.58

[Lutin]

Link here -

Carb sync tool/air flow meter -

[tramp]

cheers all,
take it that it comes with easy to follow instructions for us "ludites" , got a service soon so may be a good time to try out.

[Ashley M]

A little up date on this, just been to Wales and back and I got 15 more miles out of a tank of fuel after i balanced my carbs

[Titch]

Call me daft, but... How does this work/how do you use it... cos think might need my carbs doing...

[416cc]

I've had a set of dial gauges for balencing multi-cylinder engines for over 30 years. An uneven feel to the engine which lessens when the clutch lever is pulled is a good indicator of carbs/FI out of sync.

A friend with a CBX1000/6 asked me to sort his carbs recently, so I had to borrow another set of four gauges. The differance it made was suprising, as the bike had only had a service not long before the owner bringing it to me. It later transpired that the bike shop only had a set of 4 gauges.

[Ashley M]

Call me daft, but... How does this work/how do you use it... cos think might need my carbs doing...

This gauge is very easy to use go into this link

KTM 950 Halls of Wisdom

Then go down to
Synchronizing the Carburetors
They show you how to do it with this gauge, this was one of the easiest things I’ve done on the bike