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IDLE SIDE EFFECT

I ride a 2008 Suzuki 1250 Bandit. A great, solid standard. Only issue I’ve had is its tendency to be abrupt coming off full dead throttle, especially in second gear when doing some spirited riding. I know it’s a characteristic of big-bore bikes. I’ve modified the cam of the throttle tube and used a Power Commander module. Still, the issue remains. Last thing I tried was raising the idle stop screw to increase idle from 1,100 rpm to 1,400

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