1 Low RPM's Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:32 am
marten
active member
After an total restoration that lasted over two years I am finally ready to ride my 86 K 100 RS.
Many thanks to this forum for all the help an valuable knowledge!!
It is the first time for me to ride a K bike and what I noticed is that the RPM's seem to be low for a bike that redlines beyond 8000 rpm.
What I mean is I have to shift 1 and 2 and 3 gear at around 3000 rpm , 3500 max.
Riding 45-50 mph around town I have to use fourth gear!
At highway speed I seem to max out at 5500-6000 rpm.
I have a replacement engine with only 23 k miles on it, I checked the valves , throttle bodies are not synced yet but with all four air bypass screws 11/2 turns out the engine runs very balanced.
The new engine came without a Hall sensor so I put the old one in by the book, meaning I have not played with different advance settings yet.
No pinging so!
Maybe it is just the way K bikes ride but it seems odd to me.
Thanks for your help.
Marten
Many thanks to this forum for all the help an valuable knowledge!!
It is the first time for me to ride a K bike and what I noticed is that the RPM's seem to be low for a bike that redlines beyond 8000 rpm.
What I mean is I have to shift 1 and 2 and 3 gear at around 3000 rpm , 3500 max.
Riding 45-50 mph around town I have to use fourth gear!
At highway speed I seem to max out at 5500-6000 rpm.
I have a replacement engine with only 23 k miles on it, I checked the valves , throttle bodies are not synced yet but with all four air bypass screws 11/2 turns out the engine runs very balanced.
The new engine came without a Hall sensor so I put the old one in by the book, meaning I have not played with different advance settings yet.
No pinging so!
Maybe it is just the way K bikes ride but it seems odd to me.
Thanks for your help.
Marten