Hi there. This is my first post on the site.
I have been riding Katanas all my life and they've always run great so I've never had to get much into the mechanical side of things. I recently sold my 95 Katana 600 and bought a 2001 Katana 600.
The bike runs great but after it warms up, when you stop at a light, stop sign, etc it slowly idles down and then stalls unless you give it gas.
I read the stickies and there are some great tutorials and walk-throughs, but before tearing my carbs apart, I'm wondering if by giving the more experienced folks a couple pieces of info, if you can point me in the right direction.
1) The person who I bought it from said the previous owner had installed a 2-stage jet kit.
2) The bike has a Yoshi RS-3 slip-on pipe.
3) The choke doesn't appear to do anything and it appears to only have about 1/2 the travel in the lever compared to my older katana. This might just be a newer design than I'm used to.
4) The seller of the bike admitted to trying to adjust the screw that is sticking out of the left side of the bike near/on the carbs himself so I'm sure I need to make some adjustments to get it where it needs to be.
My guess: The choke cable may not be attached properly or may need to be replaced, but I wouldn't think this would make it idle down once it was warmed up, so I'm thinking something needs to be adjusted or cleaned with the carbs, possibly involving the jet kit that was installed. Am I close?
Anyone more experienced have any insight for me?
Thanks in advance.
I have been riding Katanas all my life and they've always run great so I've never had to get much into the mechanical side of things. I recently sold my 95 Katana 600 and bought a 2001 Katana 600.
The bike runs great but after it warms up, when you stop at a light, stop sign, etc it slowly idles down and then stalls unless you give it gas.
I read the stickies and there are some great tutorials and walk-throughs, but before tearing my carbs apart, I'm wondering if by giving the more experienced folks a couple pieces of info, if you can point me in the right direction.
1) The person who I bought it from said the previous owner had installed a 2-stage jet kit.
2) The bike has a Yoshi RS-3 slip-on pipe.
3) The choke doesn't appear to do anything and it appears to only have about 1/2 the travel in the lever compared to my older katana. This might just be a newer design than I'm used to.
4) The seller of the bike admitted to trying to adjust the screw that is sticking out of the left side of the bike near/on the carbs himself so I'm sure I need to make some adjustments to get it where it needs to be.
My guess: The choke cable may not be attached properly or may need to be replaced, but I wouldn't think this would make it idle down once it was warmed up, so I'm thinking something needs to be adjusted or cleaned with the carbs, possibly involving the jet kit that was installed. Am I close?
Anyone more experienced have any insight for me?
Thanks in advance.
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