Bike sputtering
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Bike sputtering
Hi I have an 07 SB that I just picked up about a month ago, lately I've noticed at lower speeds, low gears that it kind of sputters/misses not sure how exactly explain it when I keep throttle steady, any ideas what it could be?
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Check your battery connection... I know it sounds silly but it's EFI and if that negative cable is even slightly loose it makes the bike cut in and out... personal experience after a few negative post meltdowns... my SB was notorious for shaking the battery terminal fasteners loose!
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Try the simplest thing first and if that doesn't yield any results by all means come back and post away. I just had this experience with my 2007 SB and finally just got tired of it backing the damn negative cable out and I changed that thing twice! Now I'm much happier with my Switchback:-)
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I think you may be describing some low speed surging. If so it's normal. At slow speeds and steady throttle mine will surge a little.
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Mine ran the same way until I put a tuner on it. The surging was annoying, not the reason for the tuner, and getting it to run smoother was an added bonus to the power increase.