2000 Harley Davidson FXST Softail Standard "bad idle" Questions

rough idle Spits and sputters misfires fouled plugs Are you using correct plugs & gap, is the air filter clogged, are plug wires bad & leaking current to plugs, is coil bad?

...think maybe motor mount how do i chrck it i have a 2003 softail standard i started getting a bad vibration after getting on it hard at a light it shakes when i dleing still has all its power ...

...idle. I suspect the it was the engine speed sensing circuitry inside the unit that was bad. It didn't know the engine was running, just that the ignition switch was on. Since there is no real way to ...

...bad reading. With the battery fully charged, connect the meter "across" the battery but connecting the meter's red lead to the positive battery post and the black lead to the battery negative post. ...

...post of the battery. Start the bike and bring the engine to a high idle. After a minute or so, your meter should read 14.5 to 15 volts. Any higher, you may have a bad regulator. Good Luck ...

...bad at the same time are pretty slim but maybe you're just now noticing it. The front brake light switch is located in the right handlebar switch housing. You'll have to take the two bolts out of the ...

...idle. Insert the meter leads into the metal contacts. It makes no difference which lead goes where because we're measuring AC voltage in this instance. Your meter should read 30 volts or higher. Now, ...

bike idle rough then cuts off bike idles rough then cuts off,won't idle , suspected bad gas. i agree sounds like bad gas try draning check for water if so try an additive

...warmed up. Year 2009,any idea what the problem could be? Battery charged enough? Alternator o.k.? Bad idling should mean bad carburation -> is there a manual setting for the carburators? Look at ...

....When it idles high is OK. There is the solution .Change either your oil pump or the oil pressure sensor-less likely .Also light on at idle may be caused by engine parts going bad as the bearings