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Old Jan 30, 2017 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by hardheaded
my 15 jumps to 2500 or maybe even to 3000 rpm's when first started cold. it comes back down to 1500 or so pretty quickly though and when fully warmed it's about 1000. this just seems hard on a cold engine. i don't believe my 12 jumped to such a high rpm when cold. anyone else seeing this or am i just paranoid about nothing. i wish there was a way to tone it down abit .
On a '15, you can tune the idle to your liking either at HD or with a tuner that flashes the ECM. If you think there is a problem that is causing damage to your bike pay the stealer for 30min of labor and have them check it. Or take that money and put it towards a tuner. Did I mention a tuner?
 
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