carb balancing
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carb balancing
having balanced the carbs on my vtr I am having great difficulty in getting the vacuum tube back on the rear cylinder. does anyone have any magical tips to remedy this problem
- Pete.L
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A bit of spit or fairy liquid is good because it dries out when warm.
Personally I never remove the pipe from the rear cylinder. I remove it from the tank end and join it to the gauges through a little adapter (hollow brass tube). That way you don't have to fiddle trying to get the tube back on in a (often hot) difficult to get at place.
Oh well! Maybe next time eh
Pete.l
Personally I never remove the pipe from the rear cylinder. I remove it from the tank end and join it to the gauges through a little adapter (hollow brass tube). That way you don't have to fiddle trying to get the tube back on in a (often hot) difficult to get at place.
Oh well! Maybe next time eh

Pete.l
I too don't remove the tubes. I've got a T-joint on the back one, with an extra hose coming from the T to connect to the vacuum gauge. I've also added a vacuum nipple from a ScottOiler to the front cylinder, and a piece of vacuum hose from that to the left fairing, where both hoses are plugged and tied up behind the fairing bracket. Now all I have to do for a quick balancing is remove the plugs and connect them to the gauges. Saves lots of time pissing about with sorting out hoses and like that there...
- Ian in EnZed
(Red 97 FireStorm with Dynojet kit, APE camchain tensioners, bafflectomy+ploogs, UniFilter, GenMar risers, Avon Azaros, 90/130W headlight, digital clock/voltmeter), Braided s/steel lines.
(Red 97 FireStorm with Dynojet kit, APE camchain tensioners, bafflectomy+ploogs, UniFilter, GenMar risers, Avon Azaros, 90/130W headlight, digital clock/voltmeter), Braided s/steel lines.