spark plugs - are they telling me anything ?

[Good Times]

It sounds pretty solid at idle. I can't vouch for any other speed.

With that said, if it were me I would take it.

You've almost got it. I can feel it in my bones.

[koolaid_kid]

Absolutely. Remember, it is only the idle circuit we are tuning, nothing else. The jetting (mains, needles) are not affected by this tuning. Most of your trip will be on the needle because that is the way CV carbs work.
If it feels like it is going to die out when you go to stop, use the right wrist. You will not know until you ride it anyway.
At any rate, I would ride it.

[GateKeeper]

Guess I am going for a ride in the morning.....hopefully it will stop raining.....

it just started up again.....

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[koolaid_kid]

OMG! It's Christine!

[GateKeeper]

great movie.....

and I was talking about the rain....it started up again....LOL

[koolaid_kid]

O.K. Just don't send your wife after me, please.

[GateKeeper]

So I rode it to work this morning, ran good all the way, but I didn't let her stall out, as I kept on the throttle most of the time, and only hit one stop light. As I pulled into the parking area and stopped all was good other than a high idle, at around 2000 rpms, so I reached down and tried to lower it, but it's bloody hot, however I was able to get her down just below 1500.

didn't have much time to fiddle more, so I turned her off, and off to work I go.....

Lets see what happens at lunch time when I go home to eat, if I get a chance, you want me to pull the plugs, it will be 1 and 4 as they are the easy ones to get to...?

I will also see if the idle settles down once I get home as well after the ride there...

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[koolaid_kid]

Just dial the idle down a bit and let it go at stop lights / signs. If it dies, there is a button under your right thumb...
In this phase, it is important to know how it runs under real world conditions. If it dies, even once, then O.K., you are not there yet and just make it home to adjust a bit more. Otherwise, "Don't worry about it" (in my absolute worst Mafia voice).
And congrats for making it to work on the bike. Just sayin'.

[koolaid_kid]

No issue with the plugs; we are done. Idle will have to be fiddled with. All covered before, just thought I would mention it again.

[GateKeeper]

so no more removal of plugs,,,this is good....LOL

now if she don't die, I might be good to go....

if she dies, then another 1/4 turn in (clockwise) or less of all 4 screws...

test again....fiddle with idle if necessary

at some point I should be spot on....



and yes I am glad I made it to work......

well sort of, a day off is never a bad thing.......

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[koolaid_kid]

You got it. Congrats. And enjoy that beautiful bike.
Some day I may call you out on that beer.

[GateKeeper]

No problem.....plenty of beer.....

lets just hope the bike will run fine....I am still leery but optimistic....

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[koolaid_kid]

That is O.K. I am a pessimistic optimist. Or is that an optimistic pessimist?
At any rate, to ride is to know, to paraphrase Ed.

[GateKeeper]

OK so I go out for lunch,,,,start the bike, very low idle after waiting a few minutes, so I bring up the idle, and got it right....

Ride home, still thinking it going to stall, it just feels that way....get home, go in and have lunch, relax, and before I know it, time to go back....

get back on the bike start her up, and she idles at over 2200 rpms, engine still hot, trying to lower the idle, can't burn my hand, getting ****ed, have to get to work, so phuk it, drop her into first and off I go, get to work, pull into the underground, idle at 2500 now, engine even hotter, can't touch anything, turn the bike off via key, cursing, swearing, muttering, etc.....

I am not liking this, the pain in my hand that is, and the high idle as well, plus I think she is still ready to stall out.....

I am sure she won't cool down enough in a couple of hours to try and adjust her more, still gonna burn myself if I try to get at the idle screw, so no matter how she runs, I just gotta get home....

I am really not liking this bike,,,,,,really......

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[shwaz]

not sure where your idles screw is, but i can poke mine with a screwdriver and get it to turn when the bike's hot.