Manonabike
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My apologies; didn't mean to be rude. In my defence, it wasn't so much a hijack as a slight deviation from the subject. I'll go off to the naughty step now.....
No problem. Like the sense of humour though
My apologies; didn't mean to be rude. In my defence, it wasn't so much a hijack as a slight deviation from the subject. I'll go off to the naughty step now.....
I use a Morgans CarbTune, but it's still a major PITA on some bikes. My 900 Diversion was reasonably straightforward. Then I got a mk1 Fazer 600 where the adjuster screws were microscopic and hidden deep in the bowels of the engine. I cracked it after getting a screwdriver with a long thin shaft, and even then had to file down the head on the screwdriver to get it to fit the screws.
My current bike is a Honda CBF600 which is worse again! Carb 3 is fixed, and the other 3 need to be balanced to match it. Carbs 1 & 4 adjusters are slightly awkward to get at, 2 is impossible without the throttle partially open, which means a case of making slight adjustments with the engine off, then start up again, wait for it to settle, then repeat............ a lot of times until all 4 are within the prescribed readings!
Bicycles are easy to strip down and rebuild, in comparison to Yamaha motorbikes.
Even the simplest of jobs require a frustrating amount of dismantling to get at the part you need to reach. All bolts and fasteners are made of cheese, resulting in a lot of rounding of heads and snapping of studs. And I haven't even mentioned balancing carburettors yet . Oh, and if you decide to take it to a franchised dealer for service or repairs, prepare to re-mortgage your house. They make car dealers look charitable!
Anyway, while sorting out the nuclear reactor I always find it best - OOps sorry.Yebbut.... the thread title says "Do you ever amaze yourself what a competent mechanic you have become."
No mention of whether it refers to bicycles, cars, motorbikes, or nuclear subs .