XR50 high idle?

[Kawidude]

I recently picked up a 2001 XR50 for my 4 year old son. It had an aftermarket throttle assembly and throttle cable. I switched it back to the stock assembly and cable in order to use the throttle limiter.

I got everything together and started it up. I started it with the choke on, then moved it to the middle position once it started. It idled fine, but when I moved the choke back to the off position the idle went through the roof. I tried adjusting the idle screw, but it made no difference.

I decided to park it for the night and post here for recommendations. Anyone have thoughts on what might be causing it? I thought maybe the throttle cable needed adjustment, but I can't figure out how to adjust the elbow right at the throttle. It's threaded, but it can't be rotated with the cable running through it.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Jasle]

your cable is too tight. you need to get about 1/8" of slack in thecable. just hold the cable and turn the adjuster clockwise to get it to rotate in some. you will need to loosen the jam nut first.

 

[Kawidude]

Thanks. That seems to be the consensus with everyone I've talked to so far. I'll give that a shot tonight.