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I balance the carbs so they both read the same at 2.5 rpm and I never get carb farts and you can feel both cylinders pulling the same on the throttle . I'm very interested to know why you choose to balance them specifically at 2500rpm? Phil sent from my 'phone I always balance at 2500 and check at ...

lloydie wrote:I balance the carbs so they both read the same at 2.5 rpm and I never get carb farts and you can feel both cylinders pulling the same on the throttle .

I'm very interested to know why you choose to balance them specifically at 2500rpm?

Phil

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Cheers, yep started & taken for an 80mile run (in the rain...!)

Pickup feels crisper with the plug caps done too ;)

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All sorted, funnily the rear cam marks lined up closer to perfect than the fronts which were both ~1/2t out.

The rear pot inlets had jumped 1t with me buggering about.

Ccts & stoppers now sorted.

Cheers for the input

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Hi, sorry can't seem to split quotes on the phone... Yes, the cam/chain jumped as I turned the motor over but no contact or resistance so continued to tdc-comp, saw they were only 1 or two teeth out & clearances are in spec so moved onto the front pot clearances/cct as the lhs of the bike was ac...

Stripping the plug caps has made a significant difference on 1 bike with running problems & a noticeable difference to a couple of other older bikes that showed no apparent running issues. I'm expecting to notice a difference with the Vara ;) Of course, swapping to COP caps or aftermarket replac...

A couple of years ago, I purchased a tidy low mileage '90 vfr 750 which had a misfire/stumble - worse when hot. I checked & double checked pretty much everything. Long story short, I discovered it was the plug caps, they had sky high or infinate resistance when it should be 5k ohm I stripped and...

Right! Covers off, plugs out & as I started to turn one of the rear cams jumped, turned over ok to tdc/c cams are out maybe 1t each checked valve clearances - all good ;) Turned over to front cams, tdc, now with the ft mark perfectly aligned, the exh cam marks align with the head, the inlets are...

Cheers guys.

Wind back key made, just awaiting a bit of spare time lol

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Cheers for the info & feedback. I'll not make a move on it for a couple of days unfortunately - the battery is now disconnected lol. Had a browse of the Haynes, front is 450* after the rear 1 1/4 turn. The rear is 270* after the front. 2 x 360* = 720* 270* + 450* = 720* Sounds about right! I am ...

not a great idea to unwind the CCT without setting the engine to TDC [the correct one at compression], but as long as you didnt turn the screwdriver more that 2 or 3 turns you should have go away with it. if you did turn it loads, then come back for more instructions, and dont turn the engine over ...

Ahh, right. I'm then assuming that the bolt in the rear prevents the adjuster from, well, err, adjusting?! :) If replacement springs are a no go, I don't fancy splashing out over £100 on a pair of new Honda adjusters, the stopper mod it is then :) I rather foolishly had a fiddle at the rear adjuster...

What a pleasant welcome, thank you :) What with stopper mods, replacement springs (are replacements still available??), Try reading that again. You don't replace the springs. I like the idea of keeping the stock honda adjusters but with somekind of homemade failsafe fitted (plus I'm a skinflint lol)...

Thanks for the welcome all, much appreciated :) I think I'm currently all cct'd out. What with stopper mods, replacement springs (are replacements still available??), Manual cct's and the bolt in the rear which I don't quite fuly understand for some reason - it's all a bit bewildering! I like the id...

I have just signed up here, so thought I better pop in and say hi :) Here by default really so don't slate me.... I'm the new to me owner of a 2000 model Varadero, carb'd version and feel the motor is not quite as sweet as it should be - searching for cct info led me here, where you guys seem to hav...