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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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Idle speed on 07 fxstc. Seems to hang, settles eventualy. Havin it set up by a friend by PC. What is the ideal RPM on my bike.The later bikes tick over quicker for oil pump reasons,but mine seems to race. Any advice would be appreciated.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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If the engine is really cold you should idle at 1.5 - 1.9 and then rest down to 0.9 - 1.1 (rpm times 100)
if the engine is warm and idle is still high then It could be three things:
temp. reader of the engine head
sensor of the position of the throtle
or you have a fuel pak (or similar) which is wrongly set up
 
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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I think the service manual says 900 to 1100 rpm at warm idle...
 
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