Monitoring the threads over the last few days, I have seen indications of out of synch carbs being one of the underlying causes for member frustration. Having recently remodeled a CB550K1 this year, I wanted to provide audio/visual input as to what out of balance sounds like for our new owners who may (like I did) confuse or misdiagnose out of synch carbs with other things such as piston knock, rod knock, bent valve, worn or broken cam chain tensioner, blow-by, worn crankshaft bearings, or clutch rattle.
After putting her on the manometer and balancing out the carbs she purred like the kitten honda created her to be.
Here is the link to the video that I just posted:
CB550 Carbs out of Synch/Balance
