How to Adjust the Idle RPM??

[Gimpdiggity]

Hello everyone. This is my first post on this forum, which is probably normal considering I just got my first GS about 2 hours ago.

I have a question about it, however. The bike runs like a top. It jumps through the RPM range quickly and easily. However, it wants to idle a little too low for my tastes. It seems to want to jump down to about 600rpms when there's no choke and it's warmed up.

The bike in question is a 1980 GS-1000G.
It has approximately 33,000 miles on it.
It runs and rides really well. Starts right up and goes right away.

I have experience working on bikes, but this one has got me stumped. I can't for the life of me see a screw or anything that looks like it would adjust the idle. Am I just missing something, or is there some trick to it??

Thanks!!!!
Jeff

***EDIT***
I did a few forum searches and didn't really find any direct answers about an actual idle adjustment knob.

[83GSrider]

Should be a thumb screw between the middle two carbs towards the bottom on the back. turn it.

[Dave8338]

If you look below the rack of carbs...in the center (between the 2-3 carbs) there is a thumb screw. Counterclockwise rotation will drop the idle.

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[Gimpdiggity]

D'oh!!!!

I was looking right at it and said to myself "That's not the idle adjustment."

Thanks!!!

[Tom MLC]

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[BassCliff]

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