Motorcycle Repair: 1986 kawasaki vulcan 699cc, not running right., kawasaki vulcan, rev limiter


Question
i am helping a friend fix his bikes problem, it was flooding when sitting in the sidestand and that as been fixed, now the problem is the following;  when started in neutral i try to rev the engine and it wil not rev just like a rev limiter  kicking in, but when it is beig driven it accelerates fine, what can cause this?i have done all the basic checks and everything is ok.  I am stumped... thanks.

Answer
Hi Victor,

What engine speeds (RPM) does the problem occur while in neutral?

When this occurs, is someone in the saddle? Is the Vulcan on the stand?

Is this a new problem?

What basic checks have you performed and what were the results?

Do you have a copy of the service manual?


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Mark Shively