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Question: Guess the idle speed...
800rpm?... 0 (0%) 900?.. 4 (14.2%) 1,000?... 5 (17.8%) 1,100?... 9 (32.1%) 1,200?... 6 (21.4%) below 800?... 0 (0%) above 1,200?... 1 (3.5%) I can't count that fast?... 3 (10.7%) Total votes: 28 « Created by: Serowbot on: 03/21/12 at 10:07:30 »

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28635 Tucson Az Gender:	Question of idle speed... 03/21/12 at 10:07:30 I went on youtube and most Savages I hear seem to be idling too slow... This one, seemed close to me... I'm going to guess it's around 1,000rpm... It's bit hard to hear... What's you guess?... ...
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BrettKeiselsbeard Full Member Offline 2007 S-40, 2003 GZ250 Posts: 146 Sebastian Fl Gender:	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #1 - 03/21/12 at 10:31:09 First!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #2 - 03/21/12 at 11:51:36 That may well be dead on 1,000, but Id bump it just a hair.,wouldnt hurt to spin a small twist on the idle higher
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #3 - 03/21/12 at 11:53:54 I try to set mine as low as possible when warm but I dont think it's good for oil circulation.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #4 - 03/21/12 at 11:55:44 Arnold wrote on 03/21/12 at 11:53:54: I try to set mine as low as possible when warm but I dont think it's good for oil circulation. Its not, Itll wreck the head & head cover where the cam spins. Ohh, but it will sound cool as it self destructs.
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #5 - 03/21/12 at 12:01:36 It's like I always have to play with my idle screw. It sounds cool lower but bike runs better when I bump it up.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28635 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #6 - 03/21/12 at 12:18:47 Yup,.. low idle will fk'up your cam.... Cam lobes and friction surfaces will become galled, and prematurely wear out... That's why I posted this clip,.. best to set it in this range...
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mataux YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 6	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #7 - 04/10/12 at 18:25:52 What is the best way to measure the rpm?! Just guessing?! Or how do you guys do that?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28635 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #8 - 04/10/12 at 18:37:32 We mostly guess... Listen to the bike in the clip on the first post,.. and it's ball park... The idle should sound smooth and easy, not loping, and not racing... err' on the side of too fast... too slow risks oil starvation in the head...
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6045 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #9 - 04/10/12 at 21:57:29 1100 + or - 100 is spec set mine to the voltmeter and 1100 on the tach is the best voltage& best sound with 3" hardkrome slash cut muff
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weracerc Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 594 Greensboro, NC Gender:	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #10 - 04/11/12 at 05:30:09 i would love to find an easy way to verify RPM - i tiwst it up 1/8 turn in Novemebr and down in april trying to keep it around 1000 for cold weather and warm/hot weather. Sure wish there was good/cheap/ simple/idiot proof tach available.
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Re: Question of idle speed...
Reply #11 - 04/11/12 at 06:14:23

Never touched mine - only has 210 miles on it, but mine doesn't seem to idle fast enough until engine is fully warmed up. When cold, full choke doesn't really change idle like a "fast idle" choke setting normally does on a carb engine. Didn't know if that was normal or not. Seems to be running great though, and I haven't been letting totally off the throttle just in case throttle is too low. At a stop I just open the throttle a little bit, where it sounds safer.

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Reply #12 - 04/11/12 at 06:26:40

weracerc wrote on 04/11/12 at 05:30:09:

i would love to find an easy way to verify RPM - i tiwst it up 1/8 turn in Novemebr and down in april trying to keep it around 1000 for cold weather and warm/hot weather. Sure wish there was good/cheap/ simple/idiot proof tach available.

http://www.amazon.com/Tachometer-Kawasaki-Motorcycle-Generator-Snowmobile/dp/...

not the prettiest, but it is what I have duct-taped to my tank right now while I'm jetting my carb. Installation couldn't be easier: wrap the one wire around your spark plug 3-4x, push the one button to select how many times the spark plug fires per revolution, and you are done. it takes an average over a second or two, so you won't get pin-point precision, but it is good enough to get your idle within 40rpm or so.

powered by an internal battery, so you don't have to power it, but it'll crap out eventually and there isn't much you can do about that.

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #13 - 04/11/12 at 06:42:44 W/o a tach, not a useful pohl at all,.....IMO I know that I can't vote because I don't have the foggiest, most others don't either. Having said that, I always idle as fast as possible as to not interfere w/ gear clash when shifting 1st gear. Idling too slow is not good for anything !
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Question of idle speed... Reply #14 - 04/11/12 at 08:05:15 For comparison's sake, here's a clip of mine with a tach running at an idle of about 1500RPM earlier this year. I have since turned it down closer to 1000RPM but it almost sounds too slow now and I think I will find a "middle" ground to settle on.
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