Bike idle to low

[midnightrider1300]

is there 1 common idle screw ? bike is backfiring on deceleration BAD, doesn't want to idle w/o choking it... HELPPPPPPPPP

[etcswjoe]

Don't think idle setting is your issue but there is an idle screw on the right side about 3/4 of the way back under the gas tank it is a knob with a screw head. I am curious when was the last time you synched the carbs?

[midnightrider1300]

Don't think idle setting is your issue but there is an idle screw on the right side about 3/4 of the way back under the gas tank it is a knob with a screw head. I am curious when was the last time you synched the carbs?

 

bike was bought new 1/27/14 ..... I ran the vin # at work to see what or if any warranty work had been done to it.... carbs cleaned in January when it was bought...I'm 2nd owner..it's a 2010..Oh I do work at a dealership...

 

I did find the screw and idle .. and adjusted the idle...

[etcswjoe]

bike was bought new 1/27/14 ..... I ran the vin # at work to see what or if any warranty work had been done to it.... carbs cleaned in January when it was bought...I'm 2nd owner..it's a 2010..Oh I do work at a dealership...

 

I did find the screw and idle .. and adjusted the idle...

 

Did adjusting the idle take care of your backfire?

[midnightrider1300]

Did adjusting the idle take care of your backfire?

 

Dont know yet, but when it idled at proper RPM it wasn' as bad will let u know when I ride i

[midnightrider1300]

so far since I idled it to where it suppose to be... it's NOT popping(backfiring) like it was when idle was to low...I"ve rode in town, on the road speeding up and slowing down trying to get it to backfire....it wont.... time will tell ..

Edited August 11, 2014 by midnightrider1300

[etcswjoe]

so far since I idled it to where it suppose to be... it's NOT popping(backfiring) like it was when idle was to low...I"ve rode in town, on the rode speeding up and slowing down trying to get it to backfire....it wont.... time will tell ..

 

Honestly I did not think it would be that simple, but I am glad it was.

[midnightrider1300]

Did adjusting the idle take care of your backfire?

 

best I can tell it has helped tremendously..

[midnightrider1300]

Honestly I did not think it would be that simple, but I am glad it was.

well my 05 backfired some ... my new bike did some , but then all of sudden idle was to low it wouldn't idle it'd die that's when the backfiring started...

[billmac]

A lot or bikes idle around 6-700 ours is close to 9-1000 and people that don't know that turn them down and start having problems. When really warmed up they will idle lower but you will get backfires and rough idle.

[midnightrider1300]

ok i've rode the bike 3 different times since adjusting the idle back up, NO backfiring...somethings I just can't explain.....

[playboy]

I wonder how much Sea Foam has been wasted trying to fix this issue :rotf:

[midnightrider1300]

I wonder how much Sea Foam has been wasted trying to fix this issue :rotf:

 

A lot more than either :backinmyday:of us would care to purchase at one time..... lol