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carb synchronizing

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Anyone know of a decent carb vac tool to purchase for synchronizing the carbs on a gs850g ?
 
This is the set i have and really like them. The morgantune is probably the most popular

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Morgan carbtune... and while you are at it you might a swell purchase the Morgan colortune. This is a glass sparkplug with a high tension lead that enables you to see what is going on in the combustion chamber at different ranges and adjust the carbs individually to get the best air fuel ratio. It's the cat's meow for tuning. They a available in sets for different sparkplug sizes. Shipping from England app. ten days.
 
From what I've read, the colortune works great for adjusting the mixtures on VM style carbs. Not so much on the CV's. What year is your bike?
 
I agree with the VM vs BS findings. The Colortune works GREAT with the VM carbs, but not so well with most of the BS (CV) carbs. Rather than changing color with the different mixtures, I have seen the flame just go out, so I just go for the leanest setting that gives consistent firing.
 
I use the cheaper Emgo type 4 gauge setup and am pleased with it. It does the job nicely. But in retrospect I should have spent the extra money for a Morgan carb tune.

Here is what I have:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carburetor-...ash=item4d3d157240:g:Pq8AAOSwo3pWdyj1&vxp=mtr

at the time I bought mine it was $50 but now the price is not that much different than the Morgan. The morgan is more stable and easier to use. Never heard a bad comment about the Morgan but my gauges need to be synced prior to use and with the adjustable re-stricters some find hard to use.
 
Thanks to all for the responses, sounds like the Morgan carb tune works really well and you guys sound like your pretty much on top of this stuff.
 
1980GS1000E said:
The cheapie on eBay for me. I don't use it enough to justify the Carbtune.
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Agree.. If you did a lot of syncing, like more than once every couple of months like me, then the extra expense if worth it. For now I'm staying with my cheap gauges and glad I have them.
 
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