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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 09:20 AM
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Hi guys,

i mounted motorcycle Torque Master spark plugs and used them about 2 weeks.

I've had idle problems with them, my bike suffered at cold start idle and sometimes it switches off itself, when it happens a dark smoke come out from the air intake.
I remounted the stock spark plugs today and everything is ok now.
My bike is a 2012 96ci wide glide, with full stage 1 on it.

Someone tried Torque Master spark plugs?

Is my bike wrong or what?

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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 09:33 AM
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No, it's the Torque Master plugs. Harley's use a spark plug that is deigned for their bikes that uses an ion sensing technology that the ECU can recognize.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 09:57 AM
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I would recommend you keep using Harley plugs or equivalent. You aren't going to gain anything from any of the fancy gimmicky go faster spark plugs.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 01:22 PM
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I've tried 3 or 4 different spark plugs in my bikes over the years. None of them, even the expensive "high performance" ones did not perform any better than the standard HD plugs.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 01:31 PM
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 08:11 PM
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Gotta give you credit though. You actually found a replacement part for a Harley that cost more than twice as much as the OEM part. That's hard to do.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 09:39 PM
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I'm thinking cams not spark plugs.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2015 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Iron lHorse
I'm thinking cams not spark plugs.
The OP removed the Torque Master plugs, reinstalled the OEM & his bike ran fine. Cams?
 
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