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====What is "carb sync"?====

Carb ~~Sync~~ is matching the butterfly valves in the two carburetors so they both open the same amount. Your bike will not run ~~to it's~~ optimum level if one cylinder is running harder than the other.

Carb sync is matching the butterfly valves in the two carburetors so they both open the same amount. Your bike will not run at its optimum level if one cylinder is running harder than the other.

The easiest way to understand how the adjustment works is to take your carbs off and look at the linkage. There's a screw adjustment in between the two carbs that adjusts one butterfly in relation to the other. Carb sync is adjusted by measuring vacuum through each carburetor and setting the ~~butterflys~~ so vacuum matches. There are fancy gadgets to do this, but there's also a quick and easy way to [[How do I ~~work on~~ the ~~carbs~~?|do it at home...]]

The easiest way to understand how the adjustment works is to take your carbs off and look at the linkage (ok, so that's not so easy). There's a screw adjustment in between the two carbs that adjusts one butterfly in relation to the other. Carb sync is adjusted by measuring vacuum through each carburetor and setting the butterflies so vacuum matches. There are fancy gadgets to do this, but there's also a quick and easy way to [[How do I synchronize the carburetors?|do it at home.]]

====How does a "choke" work?====

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 ====What is "carb sync"?====
-Carb Sync is matching the butterfly valves in the two carburetors so they both open the same amount. Your bike will not run to it's optimum level if one cylinder is running harder than the other.
+Carb sync is matching the butterfly valves in the two carburetors so they both open the same amount. Your bike will not run at its optimum level if one cylinder is running harder than the other.
-The easiest way to understand how the adjustment works is to take your carbs off and look at the linkage. There's a screw adjustment in between the two carbs that adjusts one butterfly in relation to the other. Carb sync is adjusted by measuring vacuum through each carburetor and setting the butterflys so vacuum matches. There are fancy gadgets to do this, but there's also a quick and easy way to [[How do I work on the carbs?|do it at home...]]
+The easiest way to understand how the adjustment works is to take your carbs off and look at the linkage (ok, so that's not so easy). There's a screw adjustment in between the two carbs that adjusts one butterfly in relation to the other. Carb sync is adjusted by measuring vacuum through each carburetor and setting the butterflies so vacuum matches. There are fancy gadgets to do this, but there's also a quick and easy way to [[How do I synchronize the carburetors?|do it at home.]]
 ====How does a "choke" work?====