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CB550k1 US Import - UK registration
Oddjob:
1300 is a fast idle, 1200 is around normal these days for these engines, 1000 is ideal. If the engine is starting to stall when the clutch is in and 1st gear selected I'd say the clutch is dragging a little. Does the clutch cable run to the left of the engine or the right? if left, check the clutch push rod isn't broken. Grease up the mechanism as well if you have the push rod version, which I suspect you do.
juitz:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on June 24, 2023, 04:18:14 PM ---1300 is a fast idle, 1200 is around normal these days for these engines, 1000 is ideal. If the engine is starting to stall when the clutch is in and 1st gear selected I'd say the clutch is dragging a little. Does the clutch cable run to the left of the engine or the right? if left, check the clutch push rod isn't broken. Grease up the mechanism as well if you have the push rod version, which I suspect you do.
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Gulp! 😂 Im still working on the carb tuning, and 1000rpm feels like a million miles away.
I've run my clutch cable on the right side of the bike but as I've learnt it's not necessarily correct! Ran it down the right as it fits bewteen the no3 and no4 carb bodies.
I didn't replace the clutch plates but they were free/loose when I I stalled them and within thickness spec.
Oddjob:
So has the 550K1 got the same type of clutch as the 550F? or like the 500K? Sorry not really familiar with that model, it's the same as either the 500 or the 550 but I'm unsure which as it never came to the UK.
Bryanj:
Same as 550f Ken
Oddjob:
In that case try adjusting the small screw at the bottom of the clutch cover.
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