FAQ Monday - Carb Set-Up Tips

In todays FAQ Monday, Ash takes you through some simple tips for setting up your carbs on your commando before you attach them to your bike. Getting it to a point of almost right beforehand means you only need to make the smallest of tweaks once you're back up and running again.
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[@savingclassicmotorcycles]

Absolutely brilliant video Ashley that’s the way I settled on doing it on mine :) good to know I’m doing it the right way,
one tip for anyone fitting premier concentric carbs on the 650SS double check your pilot jets, I had a case where they had come with the wrong ones fitted when they were new :)
On monoblocs on the 650SS now a premiers on the 68 Commando :)

[@billmago7991]

great tips👍. ....ive done the plug off one side thing once, many years ago and got zapped by the magneto😂

[@markpoling7917]

Hi Ashley,
One thing I learned on my Commando during my restoration is to have a little slack in the throttle cable at the twist grip. Initially I had zero play/zero slack and everytime I went to turn the handle the engine would pick up in rpm's. I have approximately 1/8" slack and that setting seems to work well...

[@fredrickbuckley4715]

Also Ashley , taking a plug off to tune with electronic ignition is not good either .

[@77MrRd]

Hi , I've just come across your videos and very good and informative they are , I presume it would be basically the same process with a 650ss with older concentrics ?
Thanks

[@andovernorton-thesource]

Absolutely with a little bit of thought it can be used on any carb set up to get you close to where you need to start from.