idle

Hello all, So, new to my Vmax and with the cold she is running a bit rough. Any idea where the idle speed control screw(s) is so I can adjust it? Thanks, Nick

Just reassembled the bike after installing stage 7 needles, 150 mikuni main jets, and replacing two coast enricher diaphragms there were completely deteriorated. I've got all the carbs sync'ed, and it runs great everywhere except for a hesitation when coming off idle from a stoplight, and a...

I have gotten this ticking within the last few hundred miles. When I give it just a little throttle it goes away? Valves? I had them done by Paul Czernics quite a few years ago.....77K on the odo now? Anyone in the greater Lehigh Valley that you recommend if you think that is the case...

Hey I read its bad to set the idle under 1000rpm for fear of low/no oil pressure, so I've been keeping her at 1050-1150rpm... Any definitive answers to that one? Is it bad to let the rpms fall below 1000rpm?

Just put a Factory Pro stage 1 jet kit on my VMAX, 4 into 1 Kerker, I went with the 152.5 mains, needles 2 clicks from the top. Throttle response is good, are these the correct settings?

Where do you guys normally set your Idle RPM?

I recently bought a 01 Vmax and shortly after I found the V-Boost cable between the servo and butterfly assembly was snapped. I ordered the cable and replaced it no problem. Since I had the carbs off, I halved the assembly and cleaned the PAJs, idle jets, and the jet assembly in the float bowls...

Hello All, I am new to the site, and I love it so far. Everyone is very helpful. I am having a pretty serious problem with my 91 Vmax. I am assuming it is a fuel or air issue, or both. The bike will not start without the choke, cold or warm. It will idle, but only with the choke on. As...

I have a 2003 VMAX and just cleaned the CARBs. I noticed that all four pilot screws were screwed all the way in. When I looked at the service manual it said they were "Preset". I thought that it was odd that they would all 4 be "preset" to all the way in, I am used to them being backed out 1-3...

I have a 2003 VMAX. When I cleaned the carbs I noticed that all 4 idle screws were in all the way. The Service manual says "they are preset". What is the initial setting for them before fine tuning?

i have a 1998 that iv'e owned since new...so far i have flushed the coolant and made sure there were no bubbles in the system, changed the oil to mobil 1 synthetic, checked the thermostat and changed the plugs....basically what happens is, the bike starts without a problem, usually no choke, it...

only #1 carb slide moves when at idle ? are the other diaphrams just stiff ? also cleaning diaphrams it was suggested using wd 40 . Do you re install wet or wipe off or let dry . thanks

I just finished cleaning the carbs and put back on the bike. Backed out a/f mixture on all carbs then satred it up. Rode forma while to warm up the engine. The bike idles around 3 k and I have the Idle screw all the way out so i have no more room for adjustment. Wondering how to get the...

Hello all, my new to me 05 has a problem with hanging idle between shifts and on slow downs. It actually even revs higher in between 1 - 2 shifts. When I got it (4k on the clock), it had one of those throttle locks on it, which I assumed was the culprit, took it off and threw it in the trash...

How difficult is it to fix this if the screw head has been damaged? I was having some issues with my carbs popping and a real slight idle backfire. Went to do a peashooter and screwed up the mix screws on the right 2 carbs when going to back them out 2 turns. I stopped jacking with the screws...

so i've been trying to figure out a problem with my idle. when the bike's cold, it idles great. but after it warms up, it starts hunting, meaning it'll rev up to like 1500 or 2000 for a second or two and then drop back down to 1000 for some random number of seconds before revving back up to...

In desperate need of some help. Okay here we go....screwed the pooch by drilling out #1 and#2 pilot screws. Now the holes are too big and the screws only allow me to turn them out 3 turns. Tore apart the carbs completely 6 times, not a speck of dirt. Float levels set and diaphragms are good...

I have been having some issues with my bike over the past few weeks and posted up in a couple of threads about my issues. After getting a bunch of advice from many great people I tested my stator and r/r and didn't find any problems. I replaced my battery but still seem to be having the same...

Backfiring popping thru exhaust at idle. Running Mikunis with a new motor, 1540cc, 13:1 compression with the .380 cams, dyna 3000 set at stock curve. I have a handle on how to get the top end and midrange right. Issue I'm having is that it is backfiring thru the exhaust at idle. I've...

I haven't seen a video like this yet, maybe its out there, but here is one with it disconnected and then reconnected so you can see the idle difference. It smelled rich when idling with the butterfly open ( no vboost ) and when I tried it earlier in the day I had to twist the throttle to get...