Questions & Answers for: harley sportster losing power riding

Sportster (2003 883 Hugger) starts backfiring, loses power and shuts down. It seems like a fuel related problem because when it does restart, it backfires and shuts down when I try to give it gas. The

...power is fine, bulb is good.....what next? Losing riding days fast!! Sounds like the circuit breaker for your lights is tripping. But, all your lights should go out if this is the case. This is quite ...

my sporti runs hot i can drive about 5 miles i lose power ,back fires and wont run needs to cool off then starts up for another 5 miles Sounds like you've got a fuel problem. A lean mixture will make ...

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...power picks back up, does it do so with a loud "shotgun blast" out of the mufflers. If it does, it sounds like an ignition problem. Your spark quits but you're still pumping combustible fuel air ...

...Harley Davidson Sportster it starts fine engine sounds fine but after I ride about 3 miles or more and stop at a stop sign or stop at all it begins to sputter and lose all power to I replaced the ...

harley sportster won't start has no power This bike was purchased "used" from a delaer, low miles, "no issues" a year ago. I did notice once or twice the spedometer would lose ...

...sportster loses all electrical power while riding Everything went dead during a ride, no lights, no horn, no dash, won't crank or push start, battery has power, checked and/or cleaned master ...

...power when riding why if you removed the baffel from the exhaust that will cause this problem, yes it will make it louder but will lose power. if the baffel is out replace it and see if that

...power (red wire) and ground (black wire) continuity coming from the speedo, there is also the connector that plugs into the speedometer, also look for corroded, broken or loose pin/sockets. If ...