Re: [ST] RS fast idle cured!

["Chris Harwood" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Barry

I'm pleased yours has been resolved because mine came back during a
trip to Wales.  It can't possibly be a stuck idle valve for me because
it deliberately increased progressively while I pushed the bike on
closed throttle.  It was gone for a week at least.

I will check OBD sometime.

I'm more worried about the chain now.  It went very slack during my
trip and I'd upped the ScottOiler before I started out.  No sign of
measurable stretch so it looks like worn sprockets - I have yet to check
them.

Chris Harwood
00 RS

>>> barrycroft@xxxxxxxxxxx 29/09/2005 14:45:38 >>>

I took my 2000 RS in for some TLC today, to address the hot fast idle
problem that has been growing in severity over the summer. For anyone
local, this was to Taylors in Taunton.

 

I described the symptoms - fast idle in neutral (but not when in gear)
when the air temperature was high, plus worsening fuel consumption (now
down to just 155 miles per tank). The seasoned mechanic opined 'stepper
motor'. So I left it with him and went for a spin on a loan bike for 3
hours (see below).

 

When I came back it was running beautifully. Not only was the stepper
way out (on notch 15, when it's supposed to be at 25-35) but the idle CO
was also way out (8% when it should be 3-3.5%). How it got so far out he
couldn't say. I suspect the last shop I took it to, a non-specialist
dealer! Now it idles beautifully in traffic, in or out of gear, and also
seems smoother and crisper on the open road. It'll be interesting to see
what the consumption is like.

 

The loan bike was a T100 Bonneville. Which I rather liked. I was
disappointed at first that an 865cc twin could be quite so feak and
weeble, but it kinda grew on me as the miles racked up. Lovely and
comfy. Soft pliant engine. Great town bike, and surprisingly quick and
nimble on the country lanes, but not really up to motorway work. At
85-90 mph where the Sprint is just starting to pick up the bonnie runs
out of steam. Fabulous sound from the Triumph off-road pipes though,
especially when accelerating hard from low rpm. Eye- and ear-catching,
and especially good for making old duffers lift their heads and smile. I
wouldn't want to have to rely on it as my main bike, but it would make a
great second bike. 

 

Barry

		
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