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Jun 13, 2006 | 12:42 AM

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93 fatboy

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RE: back fire

its a carb, I looked at the book,lots of nice picture, didnt read it, something about pet peeves and a nice center fold.

Jun 13, 2006 | 12:48 AM

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RE: back fire

Cool!!!....now get the the one with all those boring motorsickle pics!!....start your bike..let it warm up...turn the idl mixture in slowly till it starts to die...now start turnng it back out, slowly, counting the turns, till it starts to die again...shut the bike off...go get a beer...then turn the screw half way in of the count you diligently notated...now start the bike...if your still half way sober..take it up to 70 for a while....bring it back if you,re not lost..pull the plugs..dont mix em up...wipe your eyes and see how they look...rear should be darker than the front...........you owe me a new keyboard now.

Jun 13, 2006 | 12:59 AM

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RE: back fire

Hey, thanks Tripl8, this is some helpfull info, Ill let you know how it turns out, thanks again.

Jun 13, 2006 | 01:02 AM

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RE: back fire

Now thats just a starting point...make sure you start with new plugs and run her for about 20 miles..Good Luck, man.

Jun 16, 2006 | 03:59 PM

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RE: back fire

Hello Tripl8, I tried the carb adjustment, I turned the screw out almost all the way with no results, it did stall when I turned it in but I almost turned the screw out too far.

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Cool!!!....now get the the one with all those boring motorsickle pics!!....start your bike..let it warm up...turn the idl mixture in slowly till it starts to die...now start turnng it back out, slowly, counting the turns, till it starts to die again...shut the bike off...go get a beer...then turn the screw half way in of the count you diligently notated...now start the bike...if your still half way sober..take it up to 70 for a while....bring it back if you,re not lost..pull the plugs..dont mix em up...wipe your eyes and see how they look...rear should be darker than the front...........you owe me a new keyboard now.