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Title: Lessons learned
Post by: Deadite84 on August 03, 2015, 01:47:48 PM
So I'm New to the community and new to magnas, I have a lot to learn. I need my 97 magna's carbs balanced so i called around. 300 @ tjs,  1000+ at central Texas powersports... Lesson, stay away from the dealership..
Title: Re: Lessons learned
Post by: v4_jeff on August 06, 2015, 04:13:06 PM
I was going to take it to Cuz'n Bob's Cycle down here on Metric just south of Kramer, might give them a call. 512-424-9146, http://www.cbhcmc.com/ (http://www.cbhcmc.com/)
Title: Re: Lessons learned
Post by: Deadite84 on August 12, 2015, 01:43:27 AM
Will do, thanks. I'm loving the bike. Btw.
Title: Re: Lessons learned
Post by: MagnaMan on August 23, 2015, 09:50:20 AM
Hi.  Welcome aboard.

When you say balance I'm going to assume that you mean synchronizing the carbs.

Syncing the carbs shouldn't be but an hour or hour and a half's work, which is usually only about $100.  It sounds like they were quoting you prices for pulling the carbs off cleaning them, syncing them on the bench and then reinstalling them.

For $100 you can buy the really nice sync tool that I have and try it yourself. Or if the bike isn't running poorly and you can wait until September I'll be in Austin area and I can bring my sync tool over and show you how to do it.

Title: Re: Lessons learned
Post by: hootmon on August 23, 2015, 09:20:28 PM
Quote from: MagnaMan on August 23, 2015, 09:50:20 AM
Hi.  Welcome aboard.

When you say balance I'm going to assume that you mean synchronizing the carbs.

Syncing the carbs shouldn't be but an hour or hour and a half's work, which is usually only about $100.  It sounds like they were quoting you prices for pulling the carbs off cleaning them, syncing them on the bench and then reinstalling them.

For $100 you can buy the really nice sync tool that I have and try it yourself. Or if the bike isn't running poorly and you can wait until September I'll be in Austin area and I can bring my sync tool over and show you how to do it.

Great Jessie - I'm going to pull my carbs and mail them to you in September.. You can sync them up for me!!!
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Title: Re: Lessons learned
Post by: MagnaMan on August 24, 2015, 03:48:08 PM
Sure, Hoot. When I get them I'll install them on my bike and sync them... Or better yet. I'll install them on the spare engine at the front of my garage. ;-)