Just bought a 2008 low rider
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Just bought a 2008 low rider
I just bought a 2008 low rider. Just turned over 12,000 miles. The last Harley I owned was and older Superglide. I sold it in 89 and haven't had a Harley since. I bought a new Yamaha Road Star in 2000 when I started back riding. I sold it and bought the Harley.
I am having some issues with the Low Rider. It has slip on mufflers with the baffles in them and not a stock air fiter. In between shifts at certain rpms I get a popping sound and a few times when I have been riding in town and doing a lot of idleing it goes to running on one cyllinder. I can't rev it up a couple of times and it goes back to idleing ok. I think it is running lean but not sure. I put a new set of plugs in it and the plugs had a brownish color to them. I am going to try and get ahold of the owner befroe me and see if he can give me any information on what had been done to the motor.
I have been reading some on the forums and I didn't realize all this fuel injection stuff was so technical. I surley don't want to hurt the motor so I need to do whatever is necessary. Does what I am describing sound like something needs to be looked at? Thanks
I am having some issues with the Low Rider. It has slip on mufflers with the baffles in them and not a stock air fiter. In between shifts at certain rpms I get a popping sound and a few times when I have been riding in town and doing a lot of idleing it goes to running on one cyllinder. I can't rev it up a couple of times and it goes back to idleing ok. I think it is running lean but not sure. I put a new set of plugs in it and the plugs had a brownish color to them. I am going to try and get ahold of the owner befroe me and see if he can give me any information on what had been done to the motor.
I have been reading some on the forums and I didn't realize all this fuel injection stuff was so technical. I surley don't want to hurt the motor so I need to do whatever is necessary. Does what I am describing sound like something needs to be looked at? Thanks
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I just bought a 2008 low rider. Just turned over 12,000 miles. The last Harley I owned was and older Superglide. I sold it in 89 and haven't had a Harley since. I bought a new Yamaha Road Star in 2000 when I started back riding. I sold it and bought the Harley.
I am having some issues with the Low Rider. It has slip on mufflers with the baffles in them and not a stock air fiter. In between shifts at certain rpms I get a popping sound and a few times when I have been riding in town and doing a lot of idleing it goes to running on one cyllinder. I can't rev it up a couple of times and it goes back to idleing ok. I think it is running lean but not sure. I put a new set of plugs in it and the plugs had a brownish color to them. I am going to try and get ahold of the owner befroe me and see if he can give me any information on what had been done to the motor.
I have been reading some on the forums and I didn't realize all this fuel injection stuff was so technical. I surley don't want to hurt the motor so I need to do whatever is necessary. Does what I am describing sound like something needs to be looked at? Thanks
I am having some issues with the Low Rider. It has slip on mufflers with the baffles in them and not a stock air fiter. In between shifts at certain rpms I get a popping sound and a few times when I have been riding in town and doing a lot of idleing it goes to running on one cyllinder. I can't rev it up a couple of times and it goes back to idleing ok. I think it is running lean but not sure. I put a new set of plugs in it and the plugs had a brownish color to them. I am going to try and get ahold of the owner befroe me and see if he can give me any information on what had been done to the motor.
I have been reading some on the forums and I didn't realize all this fuel injection stuff was so technical. I surley don't want to hurt the motor so I need to do whatever is necessary. Does what I am describing sound like something needs to be looked at? Thanks
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Some threads and publications say that the 08's with O2 sensors can adjust the fuel mix automatically. The plugs are a little brown and not showing white so the decel pop could be characteristic of your pipes/mufflers. Enjoy your Lowrider. Welcome to the forum.
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Thanks for the information. I talked to one of my buddies and told me about the rear cyclinder shutting off at a certain temp. I believe that is what was happening on that part. I probably will still have things checked. Thanks for the help.
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