7.5k service carb syncing advice?

My SV is due it's 7.5k service. I've been flicking through the haynes manual and and the majority of the items it list seem nice and straightforward, apart from carb syncing.

Is it very difficult? I notice I'll need some vacuum gauges, are these expensive and any recommendations?

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by charlie53

Is it very difficult? I notice I'll need some vacuum gauges, are these expensive and any recommendations?

Not that hard, I've got carbtune ones which are good, but you can make your own.

Think Beabert made his own

Thanks, just looked at that, I can get one for around £60.

How much should a 7.5k service cost? I'm debating doing it all myself, it should cost around £100 for the parts and a vacuum gauge. I guess a garage would charge more than that?

[andrewsmith]

7.5k is around £150 notes

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

7.5k is around £150 notes

Hmm, not sure what to do now. Never serviced a bike before, but it is something I want to do. The local garage I've used in the past dont exactly inspire me with confidence either.

[maviczap]

Get one of the Madlanders to come help you, then you'll know what to do next time

http://forums.sv650.org/forumdisplay.php?f=126

Originally Posted by charlie53

Is it very difficult? I notice I'll need some vacuum gauges, are these expensive and any recommendations?

no, it isn't difficult. the most annoying part is getting to he front vacuum
nipple without resorting to pulling the carbs off. the trick there is to reach
between the front of the front carb and the frame to just be able to touch
the nipple cap with your fingertips, then use a long flat blade screwdriver
from below to pry the cap off. once you figure how that works, its just
acouple of (long) minutes kneeling and hugging the bike in not the most
dignified fashion. can be done with the fairing on, too.
or you could pull the carbs off.

as for vacuum gauges, i used a diy balancer made of a stick and some
clear pvc tubing. i believe it's more accurate than a set of cheap vacuum
gauges. there's plenty of instructions for that on the net. oh, and i even
have a cr@ppy picture!

Good thread

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...hlight=syringe

I haven't sync the carbs on this bike yet, I springs to mind that if it is so difficult to reach the vacuum nipple on the front carb, once you finish would it not be possible to leave a small length of pipe on the nipple and put in a plug then cable tie it out the way. Next time it will be just a matter of using a connector piece to the vacuum pipe?

I never found it difficult once the radiator was pivotted forward. Baby hands maybe lol.