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Re: adjusting X500 idle speed
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2014, 03:59:49 PM »
Then the correct adjustments, and the ECU trump all.

I'll see if I can find the specs.
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Re: adjusting X500 idle speed
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2014, 09:30:38 AM »
Normally, fuel injected bikes and cars have no physical adjustment for the idle as it is computer controlled, using temperature, humidity and other factors to set the appropriate idle speed.

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Re: adjusting X500 idle speed
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2014, 09:16:32 PM »
What is the "Initialize Procedure" for this bike?

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Re: adjusting X500 idle speed
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2014, 10:49:44 PM »
All of my (3 of them) FI bikes had a screw for idle adjustment.

Some engines do but it is not related to mix or throttle position. It is a secondary bypass that allows more fuel, and hopefully the ECU can manage it.

There MAY be something similar on the Kymco I do not know.
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Re: adjusting X500 idle speed
« Reply #19 on: May 23, 2014, 01:38:50 AM »
The fuel injected bikes DO have the screw, but it is definitely not ideal to adjust by the screw.
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Re: adjusting X500 idle speed
« Reply #20 on: May 27, 2014, 05:54:06 PM »
quick lil update. i ran the oem exhaust for a while and got the idle dialed back in. went back to the shop an had them double and tripple check it, rode it and all was consistent. then this weekend i slapped on the gpr with the db killer and "knock on wood" all is going well for the past couple days. idle is good, power is good. idle is staying around where it should and same as the oem pipe. so removing that db killer must remove way too much back pressure. which i have read of other cases where bikes ran crappy with that db killer baffle removed. glad i have some sound back. not as loud but a cleaner exhaust note.

i am thinking that when we initially adjusted it for the gpr w/out the db killer, it ended up way off and the ecu kept kicking in to correct but it was too much of a difference. which makes sense to me. so getting it all dialed back in with everything stock and then putting it back on, there was much less to compensate for, espaecially with the db killer in as that restricts the outlet to pretty much the same size as the oem outlet.

again "knock on wood" dont wanna jynx anything lol ;)
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