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Hey guys, first post here...
I'm about 2 weeks into being a new bike owner, and I still have never ridden a bike either so assume I know very little.
About the bike:
I have a '93 katana with (according to the guy I bought it from) a '06 engine. It has 12K miles on it and some problems for sure.
The Problem:
So today I went to run it up and down my driveway, get used to clutching and starting, and the bike idled super low. I had the fuel switch to PRI for priming purposes -- but I changed it to the regular FUEL later and had the same problem. I adjusted the throttle cable a little and got waayyyy more rpms, idling around 5000 instead of 500. I tweaked it JUST a bit and found the sweet spot around 2000.
When I started riding (in 1st gear) I slowly released clutch and slowly throttled, and my RPMs shot up to 6-7,000! I kept cluth in, killed the engine and started it again. This time still in Neutral I started it up, gave the throttle a little twist and it idled all the way up and stayed stuck on 6,000 RPM for about 8 seconds until I killed the engine again.
So what's up, bad cable? Bad carbs? Throttle itself need lubing? It doesn't stick exactly, but it doesn't snap back very fast after I twist it. And my final question - if I buy a new cable or throttle, should I be buying a 93 version or a 06 version?
Thanks in advance, looking forward to getting out there on the street! (safely!)
I'm about 2 weeks into being a new bike owner, and I still have never ridden a bike either so assume I know very little.
About the bike:
I have a '93 katana with (according to the guy I bought it from) a '06 engine. It has 12K miles on it and some problems for sure.
The Problem:
So today I went to run it up and down my driveway, get used to clutching and starting, and the bike idled super low. I had the fuel switch to PRI for priming purposes -- but I changed it to the regular FUEL later and had the same problem. I adjusted the throttle cable a little and got waayyyy more rpms, idling around 5000 instead of 500. I tweaked it JUST a bit and found the sweet spot around 2000.
When I started riding (in 1st gear) I slowly released clutch and slowly throttled, and my RPMs shot up to 6-7,000! I kept cluth in, killed the engine and started it again. This time still in Neutral I started it up, gave the throttle a little twist and it idled all the way up and stayed stuck on 6,000 RPM for about 8 seconds until I killed the engine again.
So what's up, bad cable? Bad carbs? Throttle itself need lubing? It doesn't stick exactly, but it doesn't snap back very fast after I twist it. And my final question - if I buy a new cable or throttle, should I be buying a 93 version or a 06 version?
Thanks in advance, looking forward to getting out there on the street! (safely!)
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