Idle issues

After riding for a few minutes and bike is really warmed up idle stays up. Things that have been done to try and fix are; carbs cleaned, carbs synced, brand new intake manifolds, adjusted idle knob. Need some help. Bike is a bobber and I'm running pod air filters, also new. Thx

 

When is the last time you checked your valve clearances?

 

How long is never? J/k. I've never done it, this is my first bike and I'm kinda learning on the fly.

 

Is this hard to do?

 

Just saw a video on it, looks pretty tough

 

Dude,
You MUST check the valves ASAP before something breaks in there. This is something that has to be done every 5k miles and you can't rebuild a sync your carbs to an engine that has valves out of spec.

It is not hard at all, here is a "how to" video that I used to learn in conjunction with technical information from this site.



If you have any questions about how to do it just search on the forum or ask.

Overtime valve shims get tight, if you don't check them and ride that way at some point your bike will stop running or you can break a valve so you decide how much life you want to get out of your bike.

 

From XJ DIY How-to-Instructions:

http://xjbikes.com/forums/index.php?threads/airhead-valve-adjustment-with-pics.14827/

Not sure what bike you have, but this is a fantastic how to

Check out the others also, there are lots of safety related items that likely need attention.