Idle RPM on a 07

[MEGASTAR]

Maybe this is a fool question, but how can one lower the idle RPM on a 07??? Is it possible???

Thank you all.

[whittlebeast]

Most likly the idle is controled by the IAC (idle air controler) and is computer controled. Without access to the program to only other way is kill IAC and adjust the idle speed with a screw stop. The speed will not automaticly raise when cold.

AW

[Roadhog]

My bike (07 1200C) idles faster than any other bike I've owned. I asked the HD mechanic and he said it was programmed that way. He said they could change it but the bike would not run right. He said the EFI bikes are supposed to idle faster.

[doxbike]

My bike (07 1200C) idles faster than any other bike I've owned. I asked the HD mechanic and he said it was programmed that way. He said they could change it but the bike would not run right. He said the EFI bikes are supposed to idle faster.

My '07 1200XLR idles at @1200rpm till warm, then down to 1000rpm +/- 25-50rpm depending on the "potato, potato" cycle.:tour

[dabronco]

Don't lower it too much. Some people get 'em down around 700 rpm for that cool lope, but the oil pressure all but goes away.

[Roadhog]

I don't have a tach to check it with.

[Krayven Sumhead]

Maybe this is a fool question, but how can one lower the idle RPM on a 07??? Is it possible???

Thank you all.

Installation of a SERT (Race Tuner) and a laptop will allow adjustment of RPM's along with lots of other things. Kinda pricey tho.....

[celtic]

My bike (07 1200C) idles faster than any other bike I've owned.

my 07 1200R is the same way.

at first i thought something was wrong with it..

[Gone]

My '07 1200R lights off at 1,300 rpm (chilly here these days), but will settle down to 1,000 when warm. H-D has decided that's where it should be, and it could be as simple as maintaining an emissions count with the engien running a tick smoother. It's also quite likely they want to insure a full flow of oil at idle to prevent any hint of trouble when stalled in traffic, etc. The cooling jets for the pistons will certainly require more than a dribble of oil to hit the piston undersides.

[Drew1200c]

maybe its the EPA making them run so lean at idle that if it dropped down to a lower rpm you would burn a hole in your engine :laugh . mine races also, can't tell what rpms yet, but I just orderd a tach so I will know soon.

[thomasf59]

my o7 1200 c seems to idle faster after I had the SE ll slip ons installed, had a new SE A/C installed and stage one upgrade done, can't say if its idleing to fast seems to have lost that potato potato lope. Too cold to mess with it now. only 700 miles on the odometer, maybe it will change as I ride it more.

Tom

[Shenanigans]

I asked the service tech about this when I was picking my '07 Roadster up from it's 1000 mile service. I had figured the idle was set high for the break in period and would be lowered when I brought it in for service.

He stated that the proper idle for the bike when warm was between 950 and 1050 RPM. The reason he gave was that the oil pump would not be able to generate enough pressure to oil the rocker boxes at a lower idle RPM.

Truth or not? I'm not completely sure. But I'd rather not take the chance.

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Shen

[WiAlKi]

my XL50 is the same way.. cranks up at about 1200 then drops to 1000 when warmed up.. I went back to the dealer the day after I got it and they told me it was supposed to idle that high..

[Moved On / My Own Choice]

I asked the service tech about this when I was picking my '07 Roadster up from it's 1000 mile service. I had figured the idle was set high for the break in period and would be lowered when I brought it in for service.

He stated that the proper idle for the bike when warm was between 950 and 1050 RPM. The reason he gave was that the oil pump would not be able to generate enough pressure to oil the rocker boxes at a lower idle RPM.

Truth or not? I'm not completely sure. But I'd rather not take the chance.

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Shen

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