Whether or not it's low on oil should have little bearing on carburetion problems, which is what you're describing.
But don't forget to check (and change!) that oil...........
But don't forget to check (and change!) that oil...........
XS400R Rev From Idle Nitpicking
Hey all!
I just got an old 1983 XS400R (the Seca version of the XS400) which is loads of fun!
Everything on it is great, but I had just one gripe while riding it home. Whenever I would stop at a light and sit in idle for a while, then try to get going (open the throttle) the bike would kind of sputter and stay at idle speed for a second and then rev up. However, if I just let the engine sit at idle for a few seconds, it would rev just fine.
Any ideas? I was thinking it might be low on oil. Its in a storage garage at the moment so I can't check it, but I can check everything tomorrow morning.
Thanks!
I just got an old 1983 XS400R (the Seca version of the XS400) which is loads of fun!
Everything on it is great, but I had just one gripe while riding it home. Whenever I would stop at a light and sit in idle for a while, then try to get going (open the throttle) the bike would kind of sputter and stay at idle speed for a second and then rev up. However, if I just let the engine sit at idle for a few seconds, it would rev just fine.
Any ideas? I was thinking it might be low on oil. Its in a storage garage at the moment so I can't check it, but I can check everything tomorrow morning.
Thanks!
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"I just got an old 1983 XS400R"I just thought it was strange to see the problem in such a specific incident
I didn't.
"Runs good - daily rider (when I parked it)" are words I've heard often...........
You'll have to ask mscuddy if he knows specifics about this particular bike (and he probably does!), but it might be a carb-synchronization issue, or some spooge in a jet or bleed hole, or simply a quirk of this particular model - it IS an early-'80s moto, after all!
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