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How to Adjust the Idle RPM??

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Hello everyone. This is my first post on this forum, which is probably normal considering I just got my first GS about 2 hours ago.

I have a question about it, however. The bike runs like a top. It jumps through the RPM range quickly and easily. However, it wants to idle a little too low for my tastes. It seems to want to jump down to about 600rpms when there's no choke and it's warmed up.

The bike in question is a 1980 GS-1000G.
It has approximately 33,000 miles on it.
It runs and rides really well. Starts right up and goes right away.

I have experience working on bikes, but this one has got me stumped. I can't for the life of me see a screw or anything that looks like it would adjust the idle. Am I just missing something, or is there some trick to it??

Thanks!!!!
Jeff

***EDIT***
I did a few forum searches and didn't really find any direct answers about an actual idle adjustment knob.
 
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Should be a thumb screw between the middle two carbs towards the bottom on the back. turn it.
 
If you look below the rack of carbs...in the center (between the 2-3 carbs) there is a thumb screw. Counterclockwise rotation will drop the idle.

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D'oh!!!!

I was looking right at it and said to myself "That's not the idle adjustment."

Thanks!!!
 
Welcome to the GSR. Look out...here comes BassCliff! :rolleyes:

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Greetings and Salutations!

Greetings and Salutations!

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Hi Mr. Gimpdiggity,

Please click here for your mega-welcome, bursting at the seams with tips, suggestions, links to vendors, and other information. Then please visit my little BikeCliff website where I have been collecting the wisdom of this generous community. There's lots of GS lovin' there. We also encourage pictures! Not you, your bike! :)


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