savage_sax wrote on 09/19/08 at 18:53:08:If I buy an old school tach/dwell meter to help tune my carb idle and mixture settings how do I interpret the readings for a single cylinder engine? Normally these came with a switch for an 8 cylinder / 6 cylinder engines. Or should I just invest in an after market tachometer? If so what do you guys recommend.
Easiest and cheapest would be to go with something like the ENM digital tach. All you do is wrap one wire around your plug wire and ground the other wire. No calculations to make- gives you direct digital readout of rpms on our bikes. Battery should last you about 8 years, longer than most people keep their bike. You can just attach it when you want to set the idle, or permanently mount it to your bike. All for under $30.
Google "ENM PT15B2" to find a seller.