What's your idle speed with PMA, headlight on?

[ann0yed]

You are running a permanent magnet alternator bike and you have your headlight on, what's your best idle speed so your bike doesn't threaten to stall. Looking to collect a little data here and see what the average is.

-j

 

[Punkskalar]

Personal Bike - 1200 RPM (Lectron Carbs do not like to idle much lower)

70's Survivor Chopper - 850-900 RPM

 

[shotgunjoe]

My bike idles OK at 900, much lower and she tends to die. I keep it between 1000-1200, much happier there.

 

[ann0yed]

Thanks for the data guys, ugh, I guess I'm going to have to break out the multimeter. My bike doesn't like to idle lower than about 2000rpm. Lower than that and I can hear it missing and sometimes it stalls when I'm sitting at a light. I'm running a 55/60 watt halogen lightbulb -that seems to be all that's available these days.

-j

 

[shotgunjoe]

Air leaks can cause that... get your choice of flammable spray out...

 

[ann0yed]

Wow really? I have noticed a wandering idle too and was going to investigate a possible air leak! Thanks Joe, I'll be checking this tonight.

-j