just thinking maybe my clutch isnt quite right, and maybe thats why i cant catch idle for long? noticed everyone elses bike makes a sound when idle takes over... well i can feel idle catch, but never stays/takes over, and you never hear that sound (you all know what sound im talkin bout) i set my clutches up so where i only have to pull is about 1/2" to disengage the motor, and pop it easy w/ 1 finger.... doesnt seem to slip any, as i can clutch them up easy, and rock 1st gear /2nd gear as long as i want... i can slow my wheelies down, and almost stall the bike trying to get idle to take over (nothing) i also try clutching right up and trying to let idle catch (still nothing) i get tired of trying it since im getting no where... it would seem this would be the easiest thing to do. maybe it's just me, but im thinking maybe it could be the way my clutch is setup?????

 

what is your idle at... i doubt it's your clutch, unless it's engaging wrong... is it from a dead stop?

 

yeah dead stop clutching it up (no problems getting it up) im running my idle around 3g

 

probably just need practice... make your clutch have a little more slack... just clutch up, n right away don't touch throttle

 

more slack? why?

i been trying to clutch up and just let idle get it, but was having better luck (getting closer, and acuallyt feeling the idle TRYING) rining first slow, and slowing it down to almost a stop

guess ill just hafta keep @ it

 

more practice... because if there is too much tension, the clutch might not be fully disengaging

 

yeah, I've had something similar to that when my clutch was real tight.

 

thats what i was thinking, but it seems to ride fine (imma play with it)

 

Hmm good luck man.. I don't know why your idle isn't taking over.

 

been thinking, and if i got my idle up and it's not trying to make me loop, and me having to fight it w/ the brake then the idle isnt trying to take over, and it's not something im doing wrong

 

idle doesn't make u wanna loop.. it's slow and soft... you don't use the brake every second, u tap it

 

keep practicing--stay light when you use the brake--when i do them im not even on the brake at all just using my body-maybe skimming the brake just a little and if it comes back a little too much i just ease into it a little more nice and easy--i would'nt call it tapping that just upsets the balance of the bike when i do them.

 

not using too much brake (i think anyways, unless i do it subconsciously) the engine brake alone is enough to loose BP, and i have to gas

 

Try them in 2nd gear maybe? A bit more forward speed...

 

try 3500 for your idle to start off. It will help you learn..

 

damn... 3500... ill give it a shot

 

YEA but check that clutch too i put an msr back on for the second time(this **** better nto break again) and it popped up nice and smooth but i realized that once it was up at bp it was slipping. loosen ur clutch cable at the motor....

but i mean i noticed right away the clutch was slippin, even when the lever tension was rock hard

 

yeah went out and adjusted it, but it made no difference. imma try higher idle tomorrow

thanks for the good advice fellas

 

2nd gear do it!

 

and u can turn your idle up real high.. you won't loop, brake can always overpower it