2012 Kawasaki KFX450R Owners Manual - Page 118

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116 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT Idle Adjustment Idle adjustment is done with the idle adjusting/choke knob. Adjustment WARNING HAZARD Hot engine. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Can burn your hands. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Never touch a hot engine during idle adjustment. the idle speed to the specified speed by • Adjust turning the idle adjusting/choke knob. the engine idling, turn the knob counterclock• With wise to raise the idling speed and clockwise to re- j • A. Idle Adjusting/Choke knob B. Engine Cylinder (left side) duce it. Open and close the throttle a few times to make sure that the idle speed does not change. Readjust if necessary. 1 800 ±100 rpm Specified Idle Speed: NOTE żWith the engine idling, turn the handlebar to each side. If handlebar movement changes idle speed, the throttle cable may be incorrectly routed, improperly adjusted, or it may be damaged. żThe idle adjusting/choke knob also functions as the choke knob. When adjusting the idle, be sure

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116
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
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Idle Adjustment
Idle
adjustment
is
done
with
the
idle
adjust-
ing/choke knob.
A. Idle Adjusting/Choke knob
B. Engine Cylinder (left side)
Adjustment
WARNING
H
A
Z
A
R
D
Hot engine.
W
H
A
T
C
A
N
H
A
P
P
E
N
Can burn your hands.
H
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W
T
O
A
V
O
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D
T
H
E
H
A
Z
A
R
D
Never touch a hot engine during idle adjust-
ment.
•
Adjust the idle speed to the specified speed by
turning the idle adjusting/choke knob.
•
With the engine idling, turn the knob counterclock-
wise to raise the idling speed and clockwise to re-
duce it.
•
Open and close the throttle a few times to make
sure that the idle speed does not change. Read-
just if necessary.
Specified Idle Speed:
1 800 ´100 rpm
NOTE
°
With the engine idling, turn the handlebar to each
side. If handlebar movement changes idle speed,
the throttle cable may be incorrectly routed, im-
properly adjusted, or it may be damaged.
°
The idle adjusting/choke knob also functions as
the choke knob. When adjusting the idle, be sure