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I'm gonna cut right to the chase and tell you that pound for pound, the CarbMate is the best carburetor-synchronizing tool I've ever used.
What makes it deserving of such accolades? First, rather than rely on analog gauges or columns of mercury (which can be misleading), the CarbMate converts the manifold vacuum signal into an LED display. If carburetors are out of balance an LED will glow red; if they are in balance a central "happy face" glows green. There is no trying to interpret a gauge reading and no futzing around. Green light-good; red light-needs adjustment; and that's it.
Second, because the CarbMate is electronic, it works in any position. You can lay it on the seat, put it on the floor or hang it from the rafters. There's nothing to spill, get pulled into the engine or leak out and make a mess. The CarbMate also features a resolution adjustment so you can dial in carbs to the nth degree, and the face of the instrument has a nifty two-color diagram with instructions printed right on it. If you can read, you should be able to get this puppy up and running in less time than it took to write this sentence. Along that same note I should mention that there's also a built-in low-input voltage warning system just in case your bike has problems besides out-of-synch carbs. That LED display is graduated, too, so you can adjust the carburetors to different values if that's what the manual calls for. The little bugger also seems to be pretty tough; the manufacturer claims that solid-state electronics make it drop-proof (though I didn't put it to the test).
To use the CarbMate you'll need a 12V power source, and it does have to be calibrated for each use, a procedure that takes maybe 30 seconds. After that it's a straight plug-and-play proposition. I've used it several times now and can't find a single thing to carp about; it's easy to set up, easy to use and does an awesome job. Until someone comes up with a gizmo that adjusts the carbs for you, it just doesn't get any better than this. -Mark Zimmerman
5 stars
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