idle

I've got an '85 with stage seven and a full Kerker exhaust that has always run well. This year it's developed what I would describe as a rough or uneven idle. It will also sometimes hold at an rpm when the throttle is released(usually low speeds) for a few seconds before coming down to idle...

Hi Everyone, The bike was idling like crap so I wanted to tune-up/clean the carbs. The holes for idle mixture screws were open so the caps must have been removed by the shop that the original owner had Stage 1 Jet Kit installed. I bought plastic plugs and covered them up but I guess it was too...

Just picked up an 89 VMax. It has a miss I am investigating, (first I am going to try plugs and wires - on order) but dispite that it idles fairly steady on the kickstand. When I center it or lean to the right the idle gets much rougher. Any suggestions on what to check ? Thanks ! Trey

Driving home yesterday ( beautiful 80 degree sunny day ) in stop and go traffic :bang head:. The bike stalled out 3 times just comming off idle along with rough idle. I was flipping my fan switch on and off as the bike heated up, and it seemed to only be a problem when the temp guage was...

Got my carbs back from Sean last month. Put them on bike ran like a champ.. just had to get insurance and tags again after deployment.. Oh, didn't store bike very well for 11 months. Filled fuel tank up with premium... Now after sitting a week and it will not idle unless the choke is on. it...

Thanks for looking in - While doing the shotgun repair, I found one of the idle screws was partially stripped and now it is stripped all the way! I've never messed with them the 13 years I've owned the bike so I'm thinking it is in the right position but when it wasn't so stripped and I seemed...

After finding a bearing retainer cap doing oil change last year. I've been very hesitant to ride the beast. It's been 40-75 here in Pa have klotz 20/50 in her. Havnt had any problems but heard slop by left foot. Pulled into parking lot rolled bike front back letting clutch out briskly with idle...

So I overhauled my 04's carbs and plopped them back in. I started it up and it started idling like normal. after a couple of minutes, I blipped the throttle and it seemed like it got stuck at 3K. and now everytime i start it up it idles at 3K. I turned the idle knob to the point that it's...

At cold bike idles at ideal setting (getting 14V) however after warmed up it seems to drop slightly to 900ish (13 V) and I have to give a little gas to get it back to 1000RPM. What is the cause of the drop? Solutions?

At start up idle is perfect...after about 30 min if I'm at a light idle drops down to 900 or so which also causes voltage meter to drop from 14 to 13ish. Any solutions?:ummm:

First of I usually use the mid grade gasoline, with the idle screws pretty much all set at or around 5 turns out. Over the weekend not paying attention I had put in high grade gas. Going in stop and go traffic I started having a really hard time taking off and keeping the bike idling, it was...

My Max is an 86 model with about 60K miles on it. For about 2 years I have had problems with the engine idle (sometimes it would idle for a short while and then just quit and most of the time it wouldn?t idle at all. Also a lot of popping and coughing at the low and mid range area. The engine...

My max is a stock 2006 except for Supertrapp slip-ons, and has 7600mi. It runs great everywhere except for just a hair open from idle. It idles great and I can shut the throttle from any rpm with no popping, so I'm reluctant to mess with the idle mixture. If I open it just a hair more the...

Ok this is probably a dumb question but does turning the idle mixture screws clockwise lean them or richen them? I know on a Holley clockwise leans them but I just wanted to make sure.

I have the Carb sync pro and cannot get it to read a vacuum from any carb. I've installed the dampers exactly as noted in the instructions. When I blip the throttle it begins to read then drops down to zero again at idle. This seems like a fairly easy process but I must be missing something...

Hoping someone can provide some guidance. I've read almost every post and article on carb adjustments and can't find what I need. I have taken my carbs apart and cleaned every opening I can find with carb cleaner and blew them out clean. I did a dry float adjustment that has you line up the...

Is this normal for the bike idle to drop down when taken off center stand? Even when warming the max up on choke at about 2g when I take it off the stand it drops to about 1200 rpm. :confused2:

Got a bit of a problem...I have a 2003 Max 2500 miles on the clock and a real minter. Suffering the hot engine idle problem. Did a bit of research and was convinced it was the ususl HT caps leaking current. This was confirmed when returning from a ride I let the engine tickover and lo and be...

had carbs cleand and sic the bike when up to temp is VERY flat off idle smooth then revs up to 2200-2500 sits there and ---slowly---- comes back down to 1000 its a pain trying to take off i have to hit the gas for it's over 2200 then runs great. only a bitch off DEAD idle. set a/f ?? where do i...

Here's my story. Put max heads/cams etc. on Venture 1300. Rebuilt the carbs. Stayed with all the stock max carb setup, but used the coasting enrichener diaphragms from the venture. Motor fires and runs, but it doesn't want to stay at one idle speed and when I rev it from idle to about 3-5k...