Honda CBF500/A, Owner'S Manual

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IDLE SPEED
Refer to the Safety Precautions on page 64.
The engine must be at normal operating
temperature for accurate idle speed
adjustment. Ten minutes of stop-and-go
riding is sufficient.
Do not attempt to compensate for faults in
other systems by adjusting idle speed. See
your Honda dealer for regularly scheduled
carburetor adjustments, including individual
carburetor adjustment and synchronization.
1. Warm up the engine, shift to neutral and
place the motorcycle on its centre stand.
2. Adjust idle speed with the throttle stop
screw (1).
Idle speed (In neutral):
1,300 ± 100 min
-1 (rpm)
(1) Throttle stop screw (A) Increase
(B) Decrease
(1)
(A)
(B)