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The dreaded tickover

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Ashdowner:
Yes I've got the PD carbs. Yes mine stalls every now and again for no apparent reason. It also suddenly races for no apparent reason. Guess I'll just have to keep the tickover at 1400 and live with it.  Thanks for all the comments.

deltarider:
Before you do anything, verify your tachometer is telling the truth. I remember I was once working on a CB550K3 trying to get a nice idle. In despair I reached for my automotive DMM to soon find out that a true 1000 rpm (DMM) showed 1400 on the Honda (I believe it was ND) tachometer.
I do not recommend idles below 1000 rpm. You want that oil up there.

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