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mwalter2747
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this post might jump around a bit, so i apologize for that in advance.
i have a 1982 gs850 glz, that i cant seem to get to idle right. when i first start it up cold, it usually takes a while for it to run consistently, meaning if i were to try to take off right away, it would bog down and die. but, if i wait for a little while, let it warm up a little, it then runs fine. but then theres the other issue where the idle wont stay at a consistent spot, and is hard to gauge because i keep having to adjust the choke just to keep it from dying. luckily enough, once its been running for a while, and im able to turn off the choke, it usually idles somewhere in the 1.5-2 range.
a couple nights ago was the first time i took it out after winter, rode around for several miles without ever getting stuck. but i did have an issue where every few stops, i would notice that as i down shifted into 1, the idle would drop, and ultimately die, so i then had to keep revving when i was coming to a stop in order to keep it from dying. usually after a few decent revs, the idle would pop back up, and be just fine until the next stop.
im fairly certain that the main issue here is resulting from something with the carbs, but im not quite sure where to start, and i appreciate any bit of input you might have to offer.
additional information:
i have owned the bike for almost 2 years and had it running for the first two summers.
i have not yet gotten the carbs synced (on my to do list) in the time that ive owned it.
the battery is 2 years old, and wasn't properly tended this past winter.
there is a slight kink in the right side muffler caused by an accident i had the summer after i got. it isn't bad, but it might be causing too much back pressure.
im looking at buying a couple new clip on mufflers off of dime city cycles to replace those, so i was planning to wait on getting the carbs professionally synced until after then.
i have a 1982 gs850 glz, that i cant seem to get to idle right. when i first start it up cold, it usually takes a while for it to run consistently, meaning if i were to try to take off right away, it would bog down and die. but, if i wait for a little while, let it warm up a little, it then runs fine. but then theres the other issue where the idle wont stay at a consistent spot, and is hard to gauge because i keep having to adjust the choke just to keep it from dying. luckily enough, once its been running for a while, and im able to turn off the choke, it usually idles somewhere in the 1.5-2 range.
a couple nights ago was the first time i took it out after winter, rode around for several miles without ever getting stuck. but i did have an issue where every few stops, i would notice that as i down shifted into 1, the idle would drop, and ultimately die, so i then had to keep revving when i was coming to a stop in order to keep it from dying. usually after a few decent revs, the idle would pop back up, and be just fine until the next stop.
im fairly certain that the main issue here is resulting from something with the carbs, but im not quite sure where to start, and i appreciate any bit of input you might have to offer.
additional information:
i have owned the bike for almost 2 years and had it running for the first two summers.
i have not yet gotten the carbs synced (on my to do list) in the time that ive owned it.
the battery is 2 years old, and wasn't properly tended this past winter.
there is a slight kink in the right side muffler caused by an accident i had the summer after i got. it isn't bad, but it might be causing too much back pressure.
im looking at buying a couple new clip on mufflers off of dime city cycles to replace those, so i was planning to wait on getting the carbs professionally synced until after then.
