CL350 not idling. Is it electrical? Video included

[spectacularspecimen]

Hey everyone, first time poster here. I read thru this site frequently as I am a first time motorcycle owner and currently am CL350 obsessed. However, my 1973 CL350 does not want to stay on after kicking over. It kicks over just fine but will not idle. It works fine in gear and when riding but when you get it into a low gear and the RPMs are not that high it dies out and will not idle by itself. I have heard that this could be the Charging System? I am not sure though and unfortunately do not know where to go from here.

I did a check by first putting a multimeter on the battery and was getting an 9.0 and then turned the bike on and was getting less, even when revving it up to 3000 RPMs or more. Does this mean it is something in the charging system? What are the possible things that could be wrong?

Here is a video of it doing it if this helps anyone: http://youtu.be/3bVMemLNWWk

Thank you all in advance so much. I really appreciate it! Can't wait to get this thing running!

 

[eyhonda]

First, yes the 12v battery needs to be 12v. Sorry to be sarcastic for something so obvious. If it isn't, then charge it appropriately until it is. Usually, 9 or 10 v is the lower limit to running. I'm surprised it starts. If the voltage is not increasing to 14v or more when revving, the stator is bad. If you can measure the stator with your multimeter, it should read less than an ohm between yellow & pink and again between white & pink. Disconnect it at the regulator or the main harness (round 4 pin connector). If it goes far above 14v, which it doesn't I see, then the regulator is bad.

 

[noexit]

Normally, I'd say that it's not the charging system, but if you're not getting around 13-14V across the battery terminals revving above 3000 rpm, then it could be. Was the battery fully charged? Do your lights flicker?

To rule out other things, make sure your bike is in proper tune first. Check and adjust your valves and timing as these can both affect idle. The carb adjustment procedure is to adjust the idle speed screws on both carbs so that it's idling between 1000 and 2000 rpm and the exhaust pressure is equal from both pipes. Then adjust the mixture screws so that the engine is idling as fast as it will go, and adjust the idle speed screws again if necessary.

 

[eyhonda]

The idle mixture screws are air screws. So tightening them will richen and slow the idle down. Turning counterclockwise/loosening the screws will make the a/f mix lean and speed up the idle.