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#1 ·
I have a 2014' XC, that I bought new about a year ago, love it!

My buddy just picked a screaming deal, a 2012' XCT.

Both of our bikes have just 5000 total miles on them.

Last weekend, my buddy on his bike with his wife on back and me with my girlfriend on back went up one of local canyons for a ride and dinner. Left from the Salt Lake area, very hot day, about 95 degrees. Went up Big Cottonwood Canyon to about 7000', and still hot at about 85 degrees. Both of our bikes got somewhat hot but nothing i havn't seen before.

Spent about an hour and a half for dinner and came down the same canyon which had cooled some but it was still rather warm. Virtually the entire ride down was with the throttles closed and using various gears and brakes to maintain the proper speeds, some of the corners are rather sharp.

When we got to the bottom of the canyon, waiting at the stop light, neither of our bikes would idle at less than 1500 rpm?

I would blip my throttle, as also my buddy was, and neither of our bikes would idle at less than 1500 rpm?

We continued home at normal back road speeds, around 40 to 60 mph, and up and down some hills but nothing like the incline of the canyon. We stopped at another stop light and still the bikes were idling at 1500 rpm, normal it's right at 1000 rpm? I could not for the life of me figure out what in the hell was going on with the idle rpm?

He split off to go home and we went on our way.

As I went down a hill with the throttle closed, I briefly turned off the ignition switch next to the throttle grip and then back on. When I got to the next stop sign my bike was now idling at the normal 1000 rpm?

When my buddy got home he turned his bike off then restarted it and it idled at the normal 1000rpm.

Can anybody explain to me why both of our bikes started idling so high?

Is it an EPA thing to make sure the cats stay hot?

Thanks in advance!
 
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#2 ·
Victory has a **** ECM. what you went through is normal.
Like you said down to bottom kill bike and restart is all you can do
 
#3 ·
"normal"??

I have a 2012 XR with a little over 30k on it...that's NEVER happened to me.
 
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#4 ·
Have your redlines raised by 500rpms and its a wash ...:ltr:

I agree with JV, its the ECM's response to conditions.
 
#9 ·
Ah, that would explain why it hasn't happened to me. I am in Houston where a big elevation change is about 100 ft. :)

Thanks for the tip though in case I ever come across this, I will know how to fix it.
 
#12 ·
High idle at low altitude

Searching for help on high idle on my XCT.
Just purchased a NEW 2014 Anniversary model (second one for me, first was bought used)
On the drive 300 mile drive home I noticed that I was having an intermittent problem with idle settling at about 1500 RPM.
I've got about 700 miles on it now and it is almost constant at 1500. Occasionally it will surprise me and come down to around 1000.
I'm in the Birmingham, AL area and this is my 6th Victory. Never had this problem before.
Any suggestions?
I've checked throttle cables.

Thanks!
Max
 
#14 ·
I've tried the "wait 15 seconds before hitting the start" several times, usually waiting a lot longer and no change. Still idles high as soon as the bike warms up.
I have figured out that if I force the RPMs down around normal idle (900-1000) by holding the brake while releasing the clutch, after I pull the clutch back in the idle stays down where it should be.
 
#16 ·
Did you ever figure this out?
Hate to bring up an old thread but I just bought a 2013 cross country with pcv, pipes, I changed new air filter, oil, spark plugs, wires, and now iac rubber hoses. I also checked to make sure the iac clicks when you do the reset. I have read every article in the last two weeks I can find. Still idle hangs up at 2k rpm at stop light if I drive the motorcycle. By that I mean down shifting and rev matching. If I just pull in the clutch and use only brakes for the entire trip it does not happen. Thought at first maybe too much fuel or running rich at idle. If the ride is in the first 20 minutes before the bike gets really warm I can use the brake to push the rpms down in gear. If I do it early enough in the ride then it will idle every time I stop if I do not down **** and use the engine to slow me down. Any one have any advice or direction at this point? The bike runs great and really encourages for aggressive riding from time to time taking into account it is a bigger bike with brakes that are not as good as the engine. I have not touched those stock at moment. Thank you for any direction or help in advance.
 
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