idle

I have a 95 FE600E that I bought several years ago. I took it out for the first time last weekend on a trail ride in the mountains. I cleaned and blew out the carb before going. It starts great cold, idles great, runs great above 1/4 throttle, but just blubbers terrible from off idle to 1/4...

Hello Not been on for a while, only occasional riding these days and alls well. Except: Last weekend after 20mins of riding, the idle was all over the place, fast, slow, uneven, off, you name it. No worries i thought, cleared breathers, petrol vent and checked filter - all ok Still doing...

Hey all, I have a 1999 FC501 with a 40mm Dellotro carb, pardon the spelling. Adjusting the idle needle has absolutely no effect on the idle what so ever, except with the hotstart out. I was just wondering if anyone had a photo of what the needle should look like, also I was just wondering what...

How can I check how much the idle speed is set to? Pretty hard just by listening... FC550

Hey guys.. just wondering, what is the correct idlespeed on my bike.. It is now idling at 1900-2100 rpm, that is a little high right? And how will the idle speed affect the cold and hot starting? Regards NorBerg

I bought my FE600 3 years ago. It has always ran great except for this problem. It starts on the first or second kick cold and first kick hot. It idles perfect. It runs great 50% of the time, but the other 50% it dies just as you turn the throttle from idle. It will even try to die when...

Last weekend I did a race training day - boy, do I need to get fitter......... My problem is that although my bike (2002 FE400E) starts v.easily, hot or cold, kick or e-start - the idle speed is unpredictable. By this I mean that from cold she idles well but once she's up to temperature, if I...

I just torn down my 2002 501E, after a season and a half of riding. I thought it was time to inspect the cam and rockers as well as fix the pesky e-start clutch. The bike ran fine though. I just finished putting it back together and it starts immediately idles but as soon as I try to crack the...

Hello Everyone, I was riding my 97 FE501 today when I noticed that it was making a strange ticking/clacking noise at idle. It's not constant but it is quite noticeable. If I rev it up it seems to go away. I would think if it was a lower end noise it would get louder. I know it's impossible to...

I have a 98 Fe400e that has been working well for me for the past 4 years. The last couple times out, it has been very difficult to start and does not idle well, if at all. Once off idle, it seems to be running fairly well. It has been flooding on occassion also. Is this a carb, or a valve...

2002 FC470e. The bike does not want to idle after a long moto(20mins). I have the idle screw almost all the way in. Other than this the bike is perfect. Starts and runs fine. I noticed this after a stall. Any ideas. The bike has about 20 hours and is stock. Thanks Les