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Old 03-11-2008, 3:48 PM
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idle too high

wat up rc riders, im sure someone will be able to help, i completely replaced all wiring harnesses on my 02. everything went great but now i feel my idle is a little high. anyone know how to work this. it does have a pcIII but i was told it had nothing to do with that. help?!!

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Old 03-11-2008, 7:13 PM
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Re: idle too high

I dont know if the fuel injected bikes have these, but on my mates '98 Ninja ZX6R he had a little black nob that could be turned to adjust the idling speed.

Im not sure if yours has it, or even if my mates one was legit (as in not an add-on)
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Old 03-11-2008, 10:06 PM
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yes the rc has the same thing
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Old 03-11-2008, 10:23 PM
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Re: idle too high

yo ozthis..u right it does have he black knob on he leeft side as u sit on the bike...i inly use tht to warm up the bike. any other ideas on how to fix the idle problem??
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other side behind the fairing...mine is a grey knob...should be able to turn to lower idle

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Old 03-12-2008, 12:18 AM
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HELL YEAH!! you are right.. and it worked!! thanks bud!!
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Glad to hear you fixed it
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HELL YEAH!! you are right.. and it worked!! thanks bud!!
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