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The Colortune, (not a Popeel product)

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Yes folks,
There is an affordable scientific instrument to aid that frustrating chore-Idle Mixture Setting! The Colortune is simply a spark plug with a clear top. This is so you can see what color the fire is inside the combustion chamber. Blue is right, yellow is too rich and light blue is too lean.
Finally a clue! :clap:
 
the colortune was pretty much a must when I did the carbs on my V65. Worked on the GS650 great too. Well worth the money.!!Buy the morgan carbtune at the same time and you will like tweaking your carbs. Is that sad that I get joy from having the carbs tuned perfectly, my woman say I have issues.
 
+ 10 Plus 10 for the colortune. I use it on every bike and love the thing. It really makes sense when trying to figure out the best mixture setting.

I have really found it to be helpful with CV carbs. I have seen bikes that were firing but not getting the right amount of fuel and the mixture screw just needed to come out a little more to get a consistant blue. Anyone that says to set the screws all the same on CV carbs needs to buy one of these tools. My .02:D

Jim
 
Check my upcoming ad!!!

Check my upcoming ad!!!

I'm going to list one, which is just as good as new, in the 'parts' portion of the forum.
 
I've used the motionpro carb tune tool and it works ok, but I'm not particularly happy with it. After reading yet another review of the Morgan products, I placed an order today for the carbtune, case, and the colortune with 10, 12, and 14mm plugs. Total cost shipped is 117 pounds, or about $163, direct from the U.K. factory. So I have a lightly used motionpro for sale if somebody wants to pm me with an offer. It works fine, it's just that I want a better carb tuning tool.
 
I own both a colortune and the carbtune could not be happier.Makes tuning so simple a caveman could do it:p
 
I've had my original Colourtune for 30 plus years (I think - I can't remember being without it) and it still works fine every time. Real simple (so ideal for me) and I wouldn't be without it.
 
hampshirehog said:
I've had my original Colourtune for 30 plus years (I think - I can't remember being without it) and it still works fine every time. Real simple (so ideal for me) and I wouldn't be without it.
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You spelled it wrong. :D

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hampshirehog said:
Go on Bruce - next time you'll be going all Dan Quayle on me and telling us there's an 'e' in potato...

(And I bet you can't say aluminium).
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When I was in school back in the dark ages we were taught it was okay to put an E on the end of potato and tomato. I'm not sure when it became wrong. I guess when Quayle did it.
 
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