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mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
#1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
#2 son: 1980 GS1000G
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Homemade worked for me:
I just did two loops and linked them together with vacuum T fittings and a short piece of tube. I kept drawing air in at the fittings until I zip-tied them all.Comment
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I plan to treat myself and the GS to a new Carbtune this Christmas. Been using mercury forever but I think it's time to update. I sure won't miss those heat condensation gaps.
Personally, I wouldn't bother with the home made tool. If it's that important to save money then I hope it works. Synching carbs is a fairly precision adjustment. You should use a tool capable of the task.And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!
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How about IRL area ? with the greatest of pleasure, you could have the use of mine.Comment
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Another source for mercury is old light switches. I come across these once in a while while renovating. They are silent when used so they are easily identifiable. Any electrician might have a few kicking around as they cannot or should not be disposed of in the trash. There is a fair bit of mercury in these. To get the mercury out just drill into the housing over a jar. There may be some legal issues about having mercury in your possession. I think they have tightened the laws up on this.Comment
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I'm sure that the official tuning devices are the best but I used the bottle trick to sync my carbs (using four bottles linked together) it is very sensitive and moving the sync screws a wee bit makes a difference. The throttle is very responsive and seems to have worked well. So if you are short on cash it may do in a pinch and I'm sure it is better than no sync at all.
By the way I am in the High Ridge area near St. Louis-sorry first time I've seen this thread.Comment
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No worries. I eventually got the funds together and bought the Morgan Tune from the UK. Worked like a champ.1982 GS550M Rebuilt Winter '12 - 550 to 673cc engine conversion.
1989 Kawasaki ZX-7 Ninja
2016 Ducati Scrambler Full ThrottleComment
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