It could be just a lean idle mixture. Even though it's injected it still needs air. Nothing to adjust timing wise. Sometimes a fuel leak inside the fuel tank on injected bikes will mess things up. They have fuel pressure lines in there. If something is leaking you'll get lean or no fuel at all. There should be an in line filter. It could be restricted. There could be a crack in the aluminium fuel line part, when someone puts too much force on it, while changing the filter. It leaks into the fuel tank so it go's un noticed. You may be able to see it jetting eddys in your fuel, like a current of water.
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You didn't say whether the bike is equipped with a carburetor or fuel injected. If it's fuel injected, you'll have to take it to a shop since the idle speed is electronically controlled. If it's equipped with a carb, the idle speed stop screw is at the top front of the carb. You may have to take the air cleaner cover off to see it. Turn the screw clockwise to raise the idle speed.
If you bike is equipped with a carburetor, the idle stop screw is located at the top of the carb on the right side. Counterclockwise turn slows the idle speed.
If you bike is fuel injected, a dealer or shop will have to set the idle speed electronically.
You didn't say whether your bike was fuel injected or carbureted. A fuel injected bike or a carbed bike with the enricher pulled out will idle high. It is supposed to. Now, it should not miss though. It might be time for a new set of spark plugs. The enricher runs a very rich mixture and will foul a plug if you run it too long. I always tell people to only run the enricher just long enough so you can keep the bike running with the hand throttle. Turn the enricher off as soon as possible to prevent fouling a plug. If the bike is fuel injected, you'll have to take it back to the dealer to have it adjusted.
Sorry but you have to take it to a dealer or someone with a box that can adjust the idle speed. Your fuel injected bike is just like your car, there isn't much can as an owner can do to them anymore. It's been headed that way since 1999. The days of fixing your own motorcycle are slipping away quickly. That's why I'm keeping my old bikes. I can still work on them.
If your bike is equipped with a carburetor, there is a throttle stop screw on the right side of the carb up near the top.
If your bike is equipped with fuel injection, the idle speed must be set with the onboard computer at the dealership unless it is equpped with an aftermarket unit. I do not know how to do this as I know nothing about the fuel injection systems.
Idle speed on a fuel injected bike must me set by the dealer if it's still stock. I think you can set it yourself in you have a Power Commander on the bike but I don't know how to work with that unit.
Is it fuel injected or carbureted? If the bike is fuel injected it will idle fast until the engine warms up...if it continues to idle fast after about 10-15 seconds it could have a faulty sensor.
If carbureted, after you push the choke in does it still idle fast? If so, there is an idle adjust screw on the top of the carburetor just behind the air cleaner.
Do you have a tach on the bike? If you do, then the normal warmed-up idle should be 1000rpm.
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