Hi all,
Something new with my '00 r1100s. I've only had this bike for less than a year, so I don't have a really long history with it. It has 24,000 miles and I've put maybe 1000 of them on it, my goal being to get it back in shape so I can go somewhere on it. I've installed the AF-XIED to relieve the surging and it's running great now; it's set at 8. The AF-XIED may be a red herring here but I mention it in the spirit of full disclosure.
I've set the valves and balanced the throttle bodies (500 miles ago) and the bike really hums out on the big road. Love riding it (if I'm going somewhere).
But I went out for a ride today on this sunny and beautiful 98F/95% humidity afternoon and when I came back into town the bike died at the first traffic light. It fired right back up and we headed to the house, but I noticed at the intersections that the idle speed had dropped to maybe 400 or 500 RPMs and the engine was trying hard to die at that speed.
Back in the garage, with my earplugs out, I hear a lot of, for want of a better word, "clanking" noise at this way-too-low idle speed. I attribute this to the rattling and banging of all the clutch and trans parts while the engine is struggling to stay lit. All I have to do to make this go away is to either put in the clutch or use the throttle to increase the engine speed to 1000 or so RPMs, which is where it should be idling anyway. I don't think this clanking is related to the too-slow idle. (Could be wrong - whaddya think?) Plus I love the way I can make it disappear when I want to. Call me crazy.
All the cable adjustors and the big brass screw settings, which I marked when I set them, are unchanged. The cable spools (is that the word I want?) are unencumbered and clean, and the throttle cables seem to be operating smoothly and evenly. The vacuum caps are still in place. The engine runs smooth and great at all speeds above 1000 RPMs.
What's going on here? Does this ring a bell with anyone? I'm so tempted to just increase the main throttle cable idle setting on the right side to make the noise stop and the idle go back up to 1000 RPMs where it's smooth but I know that ain't right and also doesn't address the problem. What to do?
As always, thanks for your advice.
Johnny
Something new with my '00 r1100s. I've only had this bike for less than a year, so I don't have a really long history with it. It has 24,000 miles and I've put maybe 1000 of them on it, my goal being to get it back in shape so I can go somewhere on it. I've installed the AF-XIED to relieve the surging and it's running great now; it's set at 8. The AF-XIED may be a red herring here but I mention it in the spirit of full disclosure.
I've set the valves and balanced the throttle bodies (500 miles ago) and the bike really hums out on the big road. Love riding it (if I'm going somewhere).
But I went out for a ride today on this sunny and beautiful 98F/95% humidity afternoon and when I came back into town the bike died at the first traffic light. It fired right back up and we headed to the house, but I noticed at the intersections that the idle speed had dropped to maybe 400 or 500 RPMs and the engine was trying hard to die at that speed.
Back in the garage, with my earplugs out, I hear a lot of, for want of a better word, "clanking" noise at this way-too-low idle speed. I attribute this to the rattling and banging of all the clutch and trans parts while the engine is struggling to stay lit. All I have to do to make this go away is to either put in the clutch or use the throttle to increase the engine speed to 1000 or so RPMs, which is where it should be idling anyway. I don't think this clanking is related to the too-slow idle. (Could be wrong - whaddya think?) Plus I love the way I can make it disappear when I want to. Call me crazy.
All the cable adjustors and the big brass screw settings, which I marked when I set them, are unchanged. The cable spools (is that the word I want?) are unencumbered and clean, and the throttle cables seem to be operating smoothly and evenly. The vacuum caps are still in place. The engine runs smooth and great at all speeds above 1000 RPMs.
What's going on here? Does this ring a bell with anyone? I'm so tempted to just increase the main throttle cable idle setting on the right side to make the noise stop and the idle go back up to 1000 RPMs where it's smooth but I know that ain't right and also doesn't address the problem. What to do?
As always, thanks for your advice.
Johnny