IL4 Idle...

Idle Speed.....

On the SV it should be 1500rpm when warm... what should it be on an IL4?? My GSXR is set at 1000rpm when warm....

Is this right, or should i up it to 1500??

Cheers peeps.

Sounds OK to me.. my old CB400SF would idle at just over 1000. Some bikes differ... I always worked on the system that if it not so low that it stalls or so high it sounds like its have its nutts rung then thats fine.

When warm, my Hornet idles at about 1250-1300rpm - bang on the handbook setting of 1300 +/- 50 rpm.

i may have to up mine ever so slightly then.. will double check the hand book when i get home...

i thought that the idle speed for an sv was 1100-1250rpm?

Originally Posted by Captain Nemo

i thought that the idle speed for an sv was 1100-1250rpm?

i think u will find it is 1500-2000rpm remember i said "i think"

on a curvy its between 12-1400 (according to the manual thing that normally props up my desk)

IL4's are usually between 1000 and 1200 on idle. Big cruisers are really low at around the 800 mark normally. The SV is around the 1200 mark. 1500 is quite high i think. I can pull off at around that if i'm careful not to stall.

Originally Posted by hall13uk

i think u will find it is 1500-2000rpm remember i said "i think"

"I think" that if that's what your bike is at then there's something wrong

I think that the idle speed is related in some way to engine/piston size, i.e. larger pistons have more momentum and are better suited to lower idle speeds (at which smaller engines/pistons would stall). Just a theory, though

Originally Posted by blue curvy jester

on a curvy its between 12-1400 (according to the manual thing that normally props up my desk)

and the same if it's a pointy.