82 Ltd kz550

21 Jun 2016 15:27

#732283

Can somebody tell me what the idle rpm for the 550 is?

1982 Kz550

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21 Jun 2016 16:02

#732293

Depends if the carbs are synced or not. 900 RPM to 1200 out of sync. Will make the devil's own noise out of sync at low idle.
Steve

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21 Jun 2016 16:17

#732296

Brick123c wrote: Can somebody tell me what the idle rpm for the 550 is?

My 550a seems happiest at 1100 rpm (using the tach as measurement).

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21 Jun 2016 19:06

#732322

The Kawasaki Service Manual shows 1,000 - 1,100 rpm as the idle speed spec. Ed

1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)

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26 Jun 2016 07:07

#732869

And would keep in mind that the stock tach is likely less than perfectly accurate at these very low rpm ranges.

Good Fortune!

1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD

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