Carb Balancing Kawasaki ZX6R F1

Balancing the carbs on my 1995 Kawasaki ZX6R F1 with a Morgan Carbtune. The Morgan Carbtune is a fantastic piece of kit and I'd recommended it to anyone!

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[benhamin3d]

In order to tune these carbs the bike needs to stand straight and not tilted.

[Smutley13]

@benhamin3d This bike does not have a main stand or paddock stand, so it was tilted or nothing. Although I fail to see how balancing would be affected by the tilt on the bike.

[benhamin3d]

@MrMotortech explain why i'm incorrect

[MrMotortech]

@benhamin3d u r incorrect



[1983kungfupanda]

hhey guys im a newbie to the bike world and have been looking at the 600cc range bikes as a first mainly the 98 zx6r yami r6 and honda blade would thes b to much for me being 5ft 9 and 17st i no i need my cbt but don't see the point of spending 2k on a 125 when you can get good examples of these for 500 more

[1100HondaCB]

@chilby00 I've just done the shims on mine and the hunting is still there, but it idles much better and pulls better too. However, at idle it smells a bit rich so I think I'll hve to check the pilot mixture. My gearbox whines and alot when I accelerate hard. I guess the bearings need renewing. The ZZR is a good bike. It's a real bad boy and makes you one too.

[chilby00]

@1100HondaCB these bikes are supposed to have the valve clearances checked at regular intervals ( 5000km I think ).. but I doubt that gets done since the rocker cover is hard to get at and you have to use different thickness shims to get the clearances right. I think the "hunting" is likely a need for re-shimming of the valve clearances. Mine needs doing, I know. A few extra hp and less fuel, but I like the sporty rumble personally :-)

[1100HondaCB]

@chilby00 At idle my one "hunts".

[benhamin3d]

@Smutley13 just put couple of wood sticks under the side stand good luck!

[1100HondaCB]

@Smutley13 The problem I have with my ZZR600 is the gearbox whines a bit. I might change the gearbox bearings soon. I brimmed the tank, then took it for a ride on the motorway at a sensibe speed and then brimmed it again in order to work out the economy. For 27 miles I used 2.04 liters. I thought that was pretty good and just shows if you ride a performance bike sensibly, you can get good economy. The ZZR I guess is better on fuel than the CBR. Even my GS500 use to stutter at 2000rpm.

[Smutley13]

@1100HondaCB Yup, this bike used to pull fromlow down really well. The CBR600F I currently have (same year as this) will not do a great deal unless you are above 5k rpm. It will pull from lower, but nowhere near as well as the Kwak.