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Old Aug 24, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Hi all. Lately my bikes been acting weird.
Friday, it backfired a little and made the bike hop forward like a jolt of fuel was put into it when i was engaging the clutch. Tonight, the engine did the same thing once, then shut off randomly once. Both when I was engaging the clutch to downshift. Also, the tach light seems to dim every once and a while, as does the headlight. Anyone have any ideas? Also, sometimes the gas skips a beat and makes the bike feel like im running out of gas even though I'm not.
Any ideas would be superb, thanks!
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ninetyzero
Hi all. Lately my bikes been acting weird.
Friday, it backfired a little and made the bike hop forward like a jolt of fuel was put into it when i was engaging the clutch. Tonight, the engine did the same thing once, then shut off randomly once. Both when I was engaging the clutch to downshift. Also, the tach light seems to dim every once and a while, as does the headlight. Anyone have any ideas? Also, sometimes the gas skips a beat and makes the bike feel like im running out of gas even though I'm not.
Any ideas would be superb, thanks!
under warranty? then take to dealer for fix
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 05:46 AM
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Check connection of battery cables
 
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Old Aug 25, 2008 | 06:29 AM
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Does the lights dim when the engine stumbles?
 
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