Along with making sure valves are in spec, you should also be checking to make sure your idle speed is correct, make sure you have a clean air filter and new plugs.
Looks like Yamaha must have used different carbs on some 650's. My 2005 does not have either one of thos hoses, so where do I connect the vacuum lines?
Dude! I did this with a tube filled with AT fluid and rev'd to 4,500 and sync'd my R1200GSA there. That's where the engine spends most of it's time and where your hands and fingers will go numb if not sync'd. You can fine tune idle using other methods but you spent way too much time on the idle sync' and not cruising RPM where it matters. Consider remaking this but synchronizing at cruise RPM.
Thanks for this. I balanced just like you did, but I lost about 50% of my power. Valves are recently set to spec and carbs are clean. Any idea what I did wrong?
I used to use an oil filled manometer that I made around a slat of wood. Worked okay but I was a pain if the manometer fell over. I then made a twin gauge panel. I really like that.
How to sync carbs on a V-Star 650
Motorcycle Manthony
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How to synchronize carburetors on a V-Star 650 custom. Also describes how to sync carbs with a homemade sync tool.