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Quote from: quiktaco on September 20, 2007, 04:44:04 PM
Ok, so the whole bucking thing is pretty much gone.  That Seafoam is amazing stuff.  So now I've got another problem.  I got off work early, so I thought I'd go for a ride (just got back in).  Everything was great.  Started okay, drove great, but then about 20 minutes into the ride, the idle just wouldn't go down.  It stayed up around 3-3.5k whenever the clutch was pulled in.  Even at a complete stop when it should be at 1200, it was at 3k.  Once I would let out the clutch to take off into first, it would immediatly drop to where it was supposed to be.  Until the 20 or so minutes in, the idle would be around 1200, then all of the sudden, I come to a stop, and it's really high, and it stayed that way till I got back home.  Is this just that the idle needs to be adjusted or is this a sign of something, like running lean/running rich/unsynced carbs?  Please help!

Quiktaco, this was a while ago, so you may have already resolved your problem. If not, I had the same issues with my bike when I first bought it (used). The previous owner ran the bike with the choke, and it had been sitting in his garage all winter, so the carbs needed to be cleaned. I took it to a shop to do the work, they also did a valve adjustment, and afterwards it ran just fine.

-G

Quote from: gaspy on October 24, 2007, 07:45:56 AM

Quote from: quiktaco on September 20, 2007, 04:44:04 PM
Ok, so the whole bucking thing is pretty much gone.  That Seafoam is amazing stuff.  So now I've got another problem.  I got off work early, so I thought I'd go for a ride (just got back in).  Everything was great.  Started okay, drove great, but then about 20 minutes into the ride, the idle just wouldn't go down.  It stayed up around 3-3.5k whenever the clutch was pulled in.  Even at a complete stop when it should be at 1200, it was at 3k.  Once I would let out the clutch to take off into first, it would immediatly drop to where it was supposed to be.  Until the 20 or so minutes in, the idle would be around 1200, then all of the sudden, I come to a stop, and it's really high, and it stayed that way till I got back home.  Is this just that the idle needs to be adjusted or is this a sign of something, like running lean/running rich/unsynced carbs?  Please help!

Quiktaco, this was a while ago, so you may have already resolved your problem. If not, I had the same issues with my bike when I first bought it (used). The previous owner ran the bike with the choke, and it had been sitting in his garage all winter, so the carbs needed to be cleaned. I took it to a shop to do the work, they also did a valve adjustment, and afterwards it ran just fine.

-G

how much did they charge you to clean the carbs?? and then the adjusting??

an arm and a nut I bet.

Quote from: mike07gs500f on October 25, 2007, 07:47:07 PM

Quote from: mach1
how much did they charge you to clean the carbs?? and then the adjusting??

an arm and a nut I bet.

Pretty Much. I was completely oblivious to all things motorcycle at the time so I just went with the mechanic's price. It was all a big headache and I was worried about it. When they got it running well I just threw down my credit card. It was around $350 for everything before taxes (NY taxes are high). I won't go back to that shop now, partly because they didn't itemize the work and I found them unprofessional. With that said, I'm not sure that you should go by this experience.

Quote from: gaspy on October 26, 2007, 07:19:56 AM

Quote from: mike07gs500f on October 25, 2007, 07:47:07 PM

Quote from: mach1
how much did they charge you to clean the carbs?? and then the adjusting??

an arm and a nut I bet.

Pretty Much. I was completely oblivious to all things motorcycle at the time so I just went with the mechanic's price. It was all a big headache and I was worried about it. When they got it running well I just threw down my credit card. It was around $350 for everything before taxes (NY taxes are high). I won't go back to that shop now, partly because they didn't itemize the work and I found them unprofessional. With that said, I'm not sure that you should go by this experience.

thats about right.....and what ive seen. however after much shopping ive gotten prices for 160.00 out here.