really high

[Michael Parker]

O.K. i have a problem, the idle on my 125 is so high that the bike slowly floods itself when it is off. if it doesnt run for like 3 days it wont start with kicking, i have to drag it. does anyone know how to turn the idle down on a mikuni TMX carb. I dont want to turn the wrong screw

[Red Rider 943]

Look in your owners manual, very easy.

untill... stop your bike by turning the gas off and letting it idle untill it quits from lack of gas.

[Yardpro393]

the gasket in your petcock is bad. it's letting fuel into the carb.

[ossagp]

your idle hasnt got squat to do with your bike flooding while it is parked. as yardpro suggest,,check for a leaky valve and set your float. though you still ought to learn how to set the idle.

[psycho393]

If you haven't been shutting your gas off between rides.... Start.

[twoofeach]

Really high? Oh, I thought you were talking about something else...my bad.

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by twoofeach

Really high? Oh, I thought you were talking about something else...my bad.

It's not 4/20 anymore! : :

[psycho393]

Originally Posted by twoofeach

Really high? Oh, I thought you were talking about something else...my bad.

You weren't the only one

[robertc]

my yz125 won't idle. i think its bad for the plug when it does. tune it down until when u let off the gas and it slowly dies.

[Keetoman393]

Be careful, if you set the idle too high, you will bypass the start jet (choke) making it not work anymore.

[Michael Parker]

the petcock doesnt leak so i think i will set the idle and the float level: thanks for the responses.

[Yzrider054]

do not turn the gas off and keep it running until you drain all the gas out of the carb. bad thing and all the crap at the bottom of the carb runs through your engine.

[CowAsocky]

Thanks for that info yzrider, ive been doing that for a while now. Cant hurt my baby

[mtk]

Originally Posted by Yzrider054

do not turn the gas off and keep it running until you drain all the gas out of the carb. bad thing and all the crap at the bottom of the carb runs through your engine.

There shouldn't be any bad crap at the bottom of your carb. If there is, that is a separate problem.

[ossagp]

LOL MTK,
If there is one thing that I feel like I can say with all certainty of being correct,,,,,maintenance standards vary widely!!