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    still a newbie j4eric's Avatar
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    valve adjustment

    low idling....
    is this one of the symptoms of needing valve adjustment?
    one bike seller claims it is, can someone confirm this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by j4eric View Post
    low idling....
    is this one of the symptoms of needing valve adjustment?
    one bike seller claims it is, can someone confirm this?
    Carbs or FI?

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    Re: valve adjustment

    FI

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    Quote Originally Posted by j4eric View Post
    FI
    Does it have a pc? What year and model bike? Milage? Just asking bc just trying to make sure it's not the valves before you go adjusting them

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    Re: valve adjustment

    hard starting is a classic example of tight valves. It's pretty easy to check them and worth it to find out where they're at.

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