I've balanced heaps of carbs on older bikes but on newer bikes with airboxes that pass over the carbs and make it difficult to reach the adjustment screws is it ok to balance them without the airbox and the filter fitted.
I've just had to do this to a zzr1100, and as far as I can tell once I reassembled everthing it worked ok.
I was surprised that I could even start it without the filter or airbox fitted, in the past some of the bikes I've owned would never even run with open carbs, eg GS1000.
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