Sound right???

[Fizzyhair]

My 81 650gl sounds extremely smooth. Perfectly infact! Fuels burning spot on and carbs are balanced beautifully. Sounds Almost like a gs 500 or a bandit etc. Is that normal? I keep being told it should be more thumpy and have a more raw exhaust note. Have I set up my engine wrong in some way? What's the idle speed supposed to be? Mine idles at a grand.

I'm not convinced mines wrong but alot of ex owners of these have told me it's not right. It should be more bump bump bumpy. Is this true or is it that they are talking ****?

It's not a bike I've really heard before and I'm wondering if 1000rpm is a touch high.

[Nessism]

Stop worrying and go ride.

[Ghostgs1]

I'm with Ed. Sounds like it is tuned pretty well. 1000 may be a smidgen fast, but I wouldn't be worried about that. If you want to, it's easy to reduce the idle speed slightly. Ray

[dcil]

sounds like it's dead nuts on. my 750 is bumpity bumpity, but it hasn't been synced in since 1982

[koolaid_kid]

If you really want a bike that does not idle correctly, get a Hardley. Otherwise, accept the fact that your bike was designed to idle smoothly.

[Nessism]

I'm with Ed. Sounds like it is tuned pretty well. 1000 may be a smidgen fast, but I wouldn't be worried about that. If you want to, it's easy to reduce the idle speed slightly. Ray

I shoot for 1100 rpm at idle. No problem going down to 1000 though if it's steady.

[Steve]

If I remember correctly, the specified idle speed is 1050, +/- 50 rpm.

Should be nice and smoooooth.

Congrats on doing a FINE job.

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[Fizzyhair]

I bleedy knew it! Lol excelent!! It was just so mny people had said it sounded to smoth for the model. I managed to convince a guy to bring his 650g to me thismorning and his does sound more bumpy. But I think his is wrong now I see it in person because mine seems to wet all over his for power and burns less fuel to boot! :-)

Now how to tell him lol.....

[Octain]

If you really want a bike that does not idle correctly, get a Hardley. Otherwise, accept the fact that your bike was designed to idle smoothly.

I have a harley and it idles correctly. In fact it idles wonderful
So does my GS.
The GS should idle smoooooooth...

[FlyingSteve]

I bleedy knew it! Lol excelent!! It was just so mny people had said it sounded to smoth for the model. I managed to convince a guy to bring his 650g to me thismorning and his does sound more bumpy. But I think his is wrong now I see it in person because mine seems to wet all over his for power and burns less fuel to boot! :-)

Now how to tell him lol.....

I guess the proper way, since you are in the UK, would be to tell him he is a wanker... right?

[tkent02]

I have a harley and it idles correctly.

How can you tell if it's idling correctly, do you measure how many feet the handlebars move?

[Charlie G]

It sounds like you have the bike running just right! 800-1200rpm is spot on. Mine is at about 1000rpm. If you have stock pipes it will be smooth and quite. I like the stock pipes. I'd just as soon be a mosquito flying under the radar than on something advertizing for the athourities attention.

Charlie G

[Octain]

How can you tell if it's idling correctly, do you measure how many feet the handlebars move?

If you know as much about bikes as you pretent you'd know my Harley dont do as you discribe.

[tkent02]

If you know as much about bikes as you pretent you'd know my Harley dont do as you discribe.

I haven't seen your Harely, but I have seen other Harleys shake the handlebars about a foot and a half at idle.
Donkey engines were a better design.

[FlyingSteve]

I haven't seen your Harely, but I have seen other Harleys shake the handlebars about a foot and a half at idle.
Donkey engines were a better design.

Where would you like your "noob" stamp?