Ninja ex500 High Idle

twooton · 04-16-2008

I finally got the bike back together and it runs now. But now it idles really high. At like 4k. I've had the carburetors rebuilt. Any suggestions?

StarGate · 04-17-2008

Check for air and vacuum leaks. Check the carb holders really good.

GREENISBEST · 04-17-2008

Throttle cables and Idle screw adjusted correctly ?

twooton · 04-17-2008

I'm not sure yet. It likes to idle pretty consistently around 3k after it warms up. The throttle cables and choke appear to be fine. I'm going to take some sea foam to it and then play with the idle set screw. I'm not sure if this will affect it, but the large hose coming out of the top airbox (about an inch or so in diameter), the metal piece that it is connect to is pretty dirty on the inside. Would this affect anything and how should I clean it?

StarGate · 04-17-2008

Well I cleaned mine by plugging the hole in the airbox, running a single hose to connect left side to the right(top engine ports), unplugged the vacuum line and capped the port then tossed everything that was left over in the trash can.

nofreebikes · 04-18-2008

My tach was messed up. The pickups were dirty and it read about double actual rpm. Might be a stupid reply, but I'm a new guy too.

04-16-2008	#1 (permalink)
twooton Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 22	Ninja ex500 High Idle I finally got the bike back together and it runs now. But now it idles really high. At like 4k. I've had the carburetors rebuilt. Any suggestions? __________________ My Website :)

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StarGate Navy Vet S.A.R. crew BTK Expert Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NE Arkansas Posts: 5,030	Check for air and vacuum leaks. Check the carb holders really good. __________________ Mike Original Owner 1981 KZ1000-K1 LTD 2000 Suzuki King Quad Photos

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GREENISBEST Honest it wern't me !! Forum Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,548	Throttle cables and Idle screw adjusted correctly ? __________________ END OF MESSAGE !

04-17-2008	#4 (permalink)
twooton Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 22	I'm not sure yet. It likes to idle pretty consistently around 3k after it warms up. The throttle cables and choke appear to be fine. I'm going to take some sea foam to it and then play with the idle set screw. I'm not sure if this will affect it, but the large hose coming out of the top airbox (about an inch or so in diameter), the metal piece that it is connect to is pretty dirty on the inside. Would this affect anything and how should I clean it? __________________ My Website :)

04-17-2008	#5 (permalink)
StarGate Navy Vet S.A.R. crew BTK Expert Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NE Arkansas Posts: 5,030	Well I cleaned mine by plugging the hole in the airbox, running a single hose to connect left side to the right(top engine ports), unplugged the vacuum line and capped the port then tossed everything that was left over in the trash can. __________________ Mike Original Owner 1981 KZ1000-K1 LTD 2000 Suzuki King Quad Photos

04-18-2008	#6 (permalink)
nofreebikes Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: minnesota Posts: 5	My tach was messed up. The pickups were dirty and it read about double actual rpm. Might be a stupid reply, but I'm a new guy too.

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