Hello, everyone. A new member to the board and a happy new owner of a '83 650.
I was wondering about idle speeds on a cold start. I have no issue with starting and waiting for the bike to warm up, helps the bike and I get focused for the ride, but I do want to ask about where do your bikes idle when first started cold / with choke fully on? With no throttle, mine hovers right around 700/800rpms (and frequently dips too low, necessitating a restart) for a minute or two before it begins to warm up. I sometimes give it just the barest minimum of throttle in hopes of keeping it from dying, but as you know, throttle and full choke aren't really complementary, so its up in the air how much that really helps. Eventually when the idle nears 1500 I bring down the choke in increments until it idles around 1000 when off fully. Then it's time to ride! Does that seem about standard for your 26 year old bikes? Caveats/details - fuel flowing freely w/ vacuum, air filter/box clean, spark plugs in great shape, choke is activating fully according to measurements from the Honda Service Manual. Carbs may very well need to be better sync'ed / cleaned. Really pleased to see this community is here! Lots of expertise mixed with good humor - a solid combination. This is my first bike and it's becoming quite the love affair already. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
