Pulsating engine speed?

[dustyrains]

Sounds completely normal to me. Sounds just like mine has always sounded. I don't see the rpm varying enough to make the tach needle oscillate. I think it's your imagination.

 

[blkredlinedrvr]

I'm telling ya work the clutch you are not going to hurt it. You can use the rear brake to help with smoothing everything out. You need to be able to use all of your controls at the same time if possible.

 

[JamesK]

I think I kind of figured out a way to deal with the "jerkiness" when starting to move or moving at very low speeds by rolling on the throttle a bit more than usual and holding the foot brake, using the latter to "smooth out" the jerkiness. It works well for left turns, but not so well for tight right turns (in case I don't do it absolutely perfectly and have to use right foot to balance).
And there's also the question whether this has a negative effect on the clutch.

donkey, just fyi, but in Japan for example the excepted method for performing slow speed maneuvers is only/primarily with just the throttle & rear brake combination. Here you'd not pass the riding test (which is very intensive) if you feathered the clutch for slow speed stuff. This technique is actually better, giving you more control and stabilizing the bike. It also ensures that, especially during something like the slow speed maneuvers where you are applying more pressure to the bars you don't inadvertently pull in the clutch too far/too fast if you begin to loose balance while "working" on the bars to regain your balance. Not sure if my explanation make much sense but the concept is very solid.

So do not be concerned about utilizing your rear brake during slow speed maneuvers, since that's how this Jap bike where designed to be used.

 

[Solo]

Umm, guys, I agree with all the comments about feathering the clutch, but this fella is going to have a hard time doing that. He's on an AE. The clutch lever is one control he doesn't have. A refresher course in reading comprehension will start in 30 minutes....

 

[blkredlinedrvr]

DOHETH!! lol Well then I retract all of my previous clutch statements to you sir

 

[Zorlac]

I dunno sounds fine to me. I've had a few 4-cylinder bikes and never had them idle "evenly". It doesn't affect the bike for me anyway and never caused a problem so I just ignore it.

Agree.Sounds just like mine to me, rides fine IMO.

 

[donkey rider]

Now I need to fix the squeaking sound made by my rear brakes

 

[donkey rider]

donkey, just fyi, but in Japan for example the excepted method for performing slow speed maneuvers is only/primarily with just the throttle & rear brake combination. Here you'd not pass the riding test (which is very intensive) if you feathered the clutch for slow speed stuff. This technique is actually better, giving you more control and stabilizing the bike. It also ensures that, especially during something like the slow speed maneuvers where you are applying more pressure to the bars you don't inadvertently pull in the clutch too far/too fast if you begin to loose balance while "working" on the bars to regain your balance. Not sure if my explanation make much sense but the concept is very solid.So do not be concerned about utilizing your rear brake during slow speed maneuvers, since that's how this Jap bike where designed to be used.

Interesting. The school I went to here, in the States, didn't say anything about using brakes - in fact they strongly discouraged any use of brakes in curves specifically. But it did feel natural the first time I tried it (in fact I subconsciously been using it for quite awhile, just never paid attention).

So thank you - at least now I don't feel like a total noob doing that!