Struggling to sync carbs

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Re: Struggling to sync carbs

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sirch345 wrote:
mellis wrote:I do hope my hands shrink then Chris! Slightly alarmed to find a rusty thread cutting tool in between the V of the cylinders whilst working yesterday 8O
My hands are hardly small, I take XXL gloves :)

Chris.
shame, make ya willie look smaller :lol:
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Re: Struggling to sync carbs

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mellis wrote:Well after all that it turns out that the carbs were absolutely fine, but the bike was running very lean indeed and that was causing detonation (actual) before the inlet valves were fully closed. Thanks to Kev L I managed to adjust the pilot screws and all is running perfectly again. It was the addition of some very free flowing cans that caused all the misery!
That's good to know Mark :thumbup: well done Kev L whatever you did :clap:
bigtwinthing wrote:
sirch345 wrote:
mellis wrote:I do hope my hands shrink then Chris! Slightly alarmed to find a rusty thread cutting tool in between the V of the cylinders whilst working yesterday 8O
My hands are hardly small, I take XXL gloves :)

Chris.
shame, make ya willie look smaller :lol:
:lol: that is very true, but it doesn't matter if your wife has small hands :wink: :lol:

Chris.

Chris.
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