i keep mine at 2.5 or 3 and the slower i clutch it up from the easier it is to keep it at slow speed.. I have a 55 tooth sprocket. f4i, but i kinda want to put a 60 on it though

 

higher idle still allows you to go slow speed

it just gives you extra power, so if your front wheel drops, you have more power to bring it up


I like around 3.2-3.4 for everything with 60t rear

I used to run around 2.5k with stock gearing

 

I know what your saying about being in neutral or first.. when my bike is in gear and the clutchpulled say I set it at 3300 when I pop it into neutral its gonna jump to around 4000.. With my stock gearing I set it at 3300 with the bike in neutral. My stunt peice is my daily rider so I got stock gearing and 35 psi in the rear.. this is a stock bike and im no pro.. about 10 months stunt riding. this is a vid I made few weeks back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-bPzGkMb8Q

 

i'm on stock gearing my idle has been at like 2k well i knocked it up to like 4 k today and my bike OWNED me.....but it did feel alot better, didn't drop the front so easy....i think i'll try 3k from now on

 

just to give you an update, i went riding for about an hour today before work and set my idle at 3.5k instead of 2.5 and started clutching from a dead stop instead of rolling at 15 or so. i finally feel like im getting somewhere. thanks for all the helpful replies. and sweet vid timmy p your rocking that **** on stock gearing

 

i run 3000 for some stuff and 3500 for others and i run a 62 rear stock front

 

i cant catch idle.. i have a stock sprocket... is it cuz of that..?? can u idle bike with stock?? i think my idle is up like 2k

 

Kick your idle up even higher

when you are first learning, its hard to not mash the brake too hard.. but once you get good enough on the brake, you will be able to idle at 2k rpm just fine.

Idle without sprockets is no problem, I rocked idle on stock gearing for a little over a year before I ever got sprockets

just keep workiin on it!