Questions & Answers for: bike backfires

Question about 2003 VTX

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bike backfires and misses. In April 2009 I purchased a 2003 VTX 1800S. This month the bike started backfiring when I first started up in the morning (temps in the upper 50's) it sounds like in the ...

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backfires so bad it can't be ridden. open up the ignition cover plate and check the backing plate. it may have come loose and threw the bike out of time. make sure your plug wires are plugged on tight

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Question about 1996 VN 1500 Vulcan Classic

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bike backfires,dies,restarts runs fine On acceleration bike,warm,it backfires then stumbles,dies,an intermitant problem.Bike is a 97 vulcan1500 rebuilt last year due to pog failure.Has airbox ...

Question about 2001 FXDXT Dyna Super Glide T-sport

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Bike is backfiring through carb. Bike was running great took short ride and then stopped for a short time. When I tried to restart the bike I heard a loud backfire which came out of the carb. and bike

Question about 2001 FXDXT Dyna Super Glide T-sport

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my bike is backfiring what could be my problem my bike is a yz 125 94... my bike is backfiring when im trying to start it what could my problem be?? timing try richening up the fuel mixture, it could ...

...backfires it tends to be slow to accelerate. I can overcome this by over rev-ing the bike when I get the biting point when changing gears, but obviously this is not the best option. Nice bike and an ...

Question about 2004 VTX 1800

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...backfires during deceleration. Calif. bike. I am told it is lean, and a Cobra Hi2000 module will fix it. Possible? If the bike is fuel injected, the module should fix it. If the bike is carbureted, ...

Question about 2004 VT 1100 C2 Shadow Sabre

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dos,nt take gas bake firing dos,nt take gas bake firing I have the same bike with 8000 miles on it., Alot of bikes backfire especially these with the emissions package. I'm a smog tech and what ...

Question about 2000 ZX-9 R Ninja

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Backfiring I was riding about a week ago (Not riding hard) and all of a sudden the bike started backfiring and spuddering and would only rev to about 4000 rpms. I continued the 5 miles or so to my ...

Question about 2010 FLSTC Heritage Softail Classic

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...backfires when I decelerate no matter what speed..now its starting to backfire when starting..and sluggish turning over Backfiring is caused by a lean air/fuel (A/F) ratio. A leaner A/F ratio takes ...

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