Motorcycle Repair: high idle, stock exhaust, somthing

Question
QUESTION: Mike I have had my 2008 XL1200L for a couple of weeks now and I don't like how high it idles. How do I lower the idle without taking it to the shop and leaving it for up to 10 days. It has 5500 miles on it with stock exhaust.

ANSWER: How high is the idle?
Mike

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QUESTION: I don't have a tach on my bike so I can't really answer that question

Answer
Without knowing the idle speed I dont think you should lower it. The bike is designed to idle at a certain RPM. Also, lowering it to low is hard on the rods. You can always take it in and have the shop check the RPM and that is somthing that can be done while you wait.
Good luck and happy riding
Mike