Topic: inconsistant idle

[Trav-i]

Hey guys I have a problem that I can't seem to figure out.  I have not had a lot of experience with running SOHC4s.  I just finally got mine running and rolling under its own power.  So here is my delima once my bike warms up its idle becomes erratic, for some reason it wants to stay around 3K on the tach.  If you snap the throttle it will idle back down, but then rise right back up.   What gives?  I have cleaned and rebuilt the carbs since I'm running pods I have jetted up to 120s and stock idle/slows, also running 4 straight pipes out the back.  The only thing I have not done is a sync, tried today but without some form damper our homemade gauges were useless.  I checked the intake boots there appears to be no leaks there.  However when on the road the bike has great power all the way across the board low and high.

So what have I missed.  I seem to overthink the small problems which I'm sure this is, so if anyone has got info for me I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks
Travis

[TwoTired]

Carb sync

[Simpson]

If you can't fix the issue with a carb sync... then it sounds like you have the slides mixed up. Look carfeully on the bottom/top for a three digit number. A pair goes on each side because the carbs are mirrored. Good Luck!

[BobbyR]

You should synch those carbs for a lot of reasons. I have found that you need to set the idle speed when the bike is fully warm, using the adjustment knob. These tend to be cold blooded. If you set the idle cold with the choke out, you will always be chasing the proper idle as you ride.

[Trav-i]

I kinda thought it was a sync issue.  I just needed someone else to confirm it.

Thanks

Travis