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won't idle down sometimes
- riverroad
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Took my bike out for the first time in months yesterday and not all the time, but sometimes the thing wants to rev with the throttles closed. I checked to make sure it isn't the cable or linkage by feeling the cable wheel thingy while operating the throttle. The linkage closes all the butterflies (as best as I can tell), but sometimes she'll keep revving. But most times it operates normally. So unless I have a vacuum leak that only leaks sometimes, I don't know what this is.
Anybvody know off hand?
Anyway in the mean time, the temp here is supposed to climb into the low sixties and the sky is blue, so, I'M OUTTA HERE!:woohoo:
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But I rode all day yesterday and it only did it once less than a mile from my house. Rode 120 miles and it never happenmed again. May be that temp is an issue, but opposite in that the leak somehow closed up as the motor warmed up.
Anyway, met a guy in a bar with a brand new Harley clone. Think he said he has bg inch Ulima". He spied my bike and asked about it. He's never heard of a KZ1000.
In short, we went for a blast up the river road.
Now he knows what a KZ1000 is.:laugh: :laugh:
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Took my bike out for the first time in months yesterday and not all the time, but sometimes the thing wants to rev with the throttles closed
Not sure if your problem is like what I had but, the cure for mine was the mechanical advancer. Check it to see if it's gunked up. I cleaned mine and re-lubed it and all is well now.
Good Luck,
Sonny
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1980 KZ1000 LTD (Kerker 4-1, K&N pods, Dyna gray coils)
Gone but not forgotten----
1966 Honda 305 Superhawk
1969 HD 350 Sprint
1971 500 H1
1972 250 F8
1972 750 H2
1973 KX250
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2002 KLR650
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They're the stock VM28 slides.
Sbula, I just cleaned up my advancer last year. Maybe I oughta have another look at it. Thanks.
But as thew temp just dropped to twenty degrees this morning, I think I'll wait on that a while.
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You might try adjusting the slack so as to give the return a little more pull and that may allow the throttle to pull them closed. Just as an idea.
1978 KZ650 D1 ~ Carb jetting: 107.5 & 20 & 4th groove with pods and 4-1 Exhaust
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In any case, it's not doing it anymore.
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1980 KZ550C (daily rider)
1981 KZ1000J (bagger project in progress)
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1978 Z1R (not mine yet, but trying to work out a deal to acquire it).
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