Hey guys we finally have hit a streak of warm weather here and I decided to take the bike out and I noticed when I got back that it was idling a little slower than normal is this ok? Theres a video link to show you what Im talking about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU1D5...el_video_title

 

How did she do once it warmed up? My bike does that when it's cold (50 deg.F or less), but once it warms up a bit it is ok. What you need to do is not touch the throttle untill it has warmed up a bit because I hear it takes the ECM out of warm up mode when you hit the throttle.

 

the video was taken after I rode it around town for a bit it was warmed up when the video was taken

 

Was It stored for the winter ?
Ethanol fuel goes bad real real fast,,
Drain the tank,,Put that few gallons In yer car,,
Clean and re-gap the plugs,,clean the air filter.
If It was sitting all winter,,change the Oil Even If It was
changed right before you stored it.

 

I'm guessing the gas is a touch stale and it was cooler outside. Both can contribute to a slow idle but it sounds pretty good really. If your running ethanol gas it definitely could be gas. I would just run the gas through the bike, but that's me. Top off with a gallon or two to freshen it up ..

 

The gas is probably a month or two old but when i dont ride the bike I go out and start it every couple of days

 

Try to refrain from starting the bike up without getting it to operating temperature. It doesn't give it a chance to burn the condensation off. It could lead to a milky oil.

 

Let us know how it runs after you run the old stuff out and put in some new gas.

 

Ethanol fuel starts going south In a week or two,,any climate,,
2 months out,,,bad gas with no Sentry,,,,and yes water can burn,,read on
http://sentrytreatments.com/
Good Info below also,,,
http://www.fuel-testers.com/ethanol_...ecautions.html