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Me and a couple of buddies went out and rode for several hours yesterday, during the ride we discovered my brake light was stuck on (in a different thread) and while I had the lower fairings off the bike I opened up the holes in the filter covers to let it breathe easier (still has OEM style filters) Today I took the plugs out, cleaned them, checked the gap (.035) and did just general maintance. Then I put everything back on ensureing the plug wires went on correctly. When I started the bike back up it ran very smoothly (my bike has always had a lope to it) and it revs so much more freely... just like I thought it always should. So I take off on a short test ride and the bike pulls out just fine and as long as I ease into the throttle it runs better than ever. Now... when I crank the throttle in say 3rd it sputters, hesitates and eventually clears and takes off like a bat out of hell. If I'm just cruising in 5th and give it the fuel it just sputters and hesitates without taking off. I've been building cars and modifying cars for better than 20 years and I know what little I did to it shouldnt have caused this. The only other thing I did was to make sure the clams that hold the plemium to the tops of the carbs were tight... thats it!!! I filled up on my way home but its was at the same place I always get gas in all of my vehicals (shell station) so the possibility of water crossed my mind so I used a little gas dry and some SeaFoam in it and it has gotten just a tad better but it just amazes me how quickly this started. Any ideas??? -
I have an 06' RSTD with K & N air filters and BUB slip-ons. The bike runs great, but on deceleration it spits and sputters (back-fires) a lot. Will removal of the AIS stop this or help at all? Thanks, David
