[DillPickle311]

I know about the throttle bodies now. I'm surprised that this is a recurring maintenance issue. I'm a generalist when it comes to taking care of a bike. I don't mind the normal upkeep but removing the tank to get at them is not my idea of a normal routine. It does look simple to do various wrenching tasks, i.e., oil/filter, spark plugs.

Is that the main air filter under the tank? Is the fuel filter there too!?

Dang! I've got to get the bike books on my phone and start studying.

I guess I'll have get my mechanic to help out... he won't be happy!

 

[DillPickle311]

Once you take the tank off once or twice , it will be like changing your under trousers , I can have mine off in 5 minutes .....

If I got good enough reason, mine come off much faster. Lol!



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[DillPickle311]

I can stand outside for 5 minutes and I'm drenching wet... even without shirt or pants. The tank will wait! In the meantime, I'll twist the little screw, add sea foam, fill er up and ride. I'll brave the heat/humidity this weekend to change oil at least... maybe plugs too!

I appreciate you guys chiming in. It's a fun little bike and needs some tlc. I enjoy riding much more knowing that everything is in good shape except the nut riding it.

 

[DillPickle311]

A long skinny Phillips screw driver will reach it. Turn it right to raise the idle speed. You want the idle to be at 1000 when warm.

This took care of it. Thanks Bob!

 

[DillPickle311]

Do not adjust your idle with the cables....
Your idle will change when you turn the bars.
Make sure there is free play in the cables.. You should be able to move the throttle grip a small amount and not change the idle speed... That's cable free play...

There is a stop screw you can adjust to increase the idle. It is actually there to stop the throttle body butterflies from jamming in the throttle body. It's the screw without any springs. The 2 screws with the springs are to balance the the idle between the cyl... Don't adjust them unless you know what you are doing .....

Above is for FI bikes not carbs....

Right! If you had read my previous post, I had thanked BBob for his response to find the screw under tank on the left side. Cable play is perfect and now my idle is perfect. I just got back from a 50 mile ride and had to re-adust the idle screw due to it being a little too high. I'm telling you, having this idle set higher than what it was is fantastic. I'm thinking it may have been right around 500 rpms and I kept choking it out and having problems starting it.

Other bikes I have owned had an adjustment twist you could change with fingers. To get to the vegas idle screw, I removed the cover over key switch. Nothing to it. Really didn't have turn very far to the right to raise idle. This great!

 

[DillPickle311]

Most people try and turn there idle down so they get that loopy Harley affect..

Obvious previous owner did this.