I wish I knew, but my tachometer doesn't work. So, I just do it the old fashion way and listen to the engine. [?]
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Michael K <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- 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.
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