I finally synced my carbs last weekend. I bought the Motion Pro Carb Tuner at New Bonneville. I was a little nervous about the whole liquid mercury thing. The EPA website managed to scare me shitless about splling mercury on my hand, or the floor, or on my dog, or well...pretty much anywhere. I was trying to imagine explaining to my girlfriend why a Haz-Mat team was in our utility room because I decided to give my bike a tune-up.
After "manning-up," I realized that it wasn't really a big deal. I just made sure not to spill any when I poured it into the little reservoir on the back, and then made sure it was sealed up tight. All-in-all, the syncing was really easy. The only hard part was getting an angled screwdriver on the adjustment screw. It's kind of hard to get in there, and I was way too lazy to remove the gas tank this time around. I think I might save that for my upcoming re-jet.
So the verdict: The idle seems slightly smoother, and my morning start ups seem to be a little more hassle free, since the engine isn't stalling out as easily as it warms up. I can't really tell a big difference in performance though. I'm hoping new plugs might pep things up a little. I'm going to try to work on that this weekend. I've a got socket that's the right size, but the walls are too thick! So I either need to find a bigger socket, or take a bench grinder to the one I've got. Oh the trials and tribulations of a wannabe mechanic...
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