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Old Apr 2, 2017 | 03:05 PM
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07 twin cam pops and backfires during acceleration at higher speeds and spits blue flame out of the front pipe , could this be a bad valve or running too lean?
Cam sensor ? Turner ?
 
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Old Apr 2, 2017 | 03:43 PM
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Have you done any mods recently?
 
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Check for intake and exhaust leaks. Could be tuner related but you didn't say which one you have. Or what other mods, mileage on the bike, etc.
Could be something as simple as a poor battery or ground connection.
 
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Old Apr 2, 2017 | 04:20 PM
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First you need to give us some information.
How long you had the bike
When did this start
What changed , added pipes, headers, changed pipes ect
Flame out front of pipes, please explain in detail where you mean.

Long list of causes requires some narrowing down
 
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Friends bike try to help him with , no recent mods , believe SE tuner and pipes , 72,000 miles, will get more info
 
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Originally Posted by nevil
Check for intake and exhaust leaks. Could be tuner related but you didn't say which one you have. Or what other mods, mileage on the bike, etc.
Could be something as simple as a poor battery or ground connection.
Yep!
Also check to make sure that the battery is fully charged.
If you don't have a meter put a battery charger on it for a while and see if that changes anything.

If not, I probably needs a little TLC from a good tech.
 
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Thanks for the starting points , will check the simpler troubleshooting first , I will let you guys know what I come up with
 
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