Surging

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2006 - 1600 Nomad belongs to our friend Charlie and we don't know enough about the 1600 to really know whats going on so we need some advice. The Nomad is stock and is not a California model. 4 rides ago, Charlie told me his Nomad had started to surge a bit in first gear, at slow speed. He also mentioned that the exhaust sound seemed a bit different to him. He brought the Nomad over to us and Brian took her for a ride. He noticed the surging a bit but couldn't tell if the exhaust sounded different because he does not ride that Nomad so she sounded normal to him.

3 more rides and Charlie says the surging has gotten worse. He went to start out yesterday and as he letting out the clutch and slowing giving her gas, she surged forward and he had to pull in the clutch and touch the brake to slow down. Charlie went through a construction zone yesterday and in 3rd gear he said his Nomad is doing the surging thing.

What we do know is when the throttle is turned and let go, the throttle immediately pops back to the off position but the engine takes a good 20 to 25 seconds to idle down. We have tried adjusting the idle screw and it makes no difference. When I do the same thing to Ruby, turn the throttle and let go, Ruby instantly idles down. Charlie's Nomad was not doing this when he got her last fall and the first couple of rides this spring but the problem is getting worse. He'd rather try and fix the problem than take her to a dealer since he has to take her to the States because that's where his warranty is good.