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Old May 5, 2013 | 12:25 AM
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2013 road king 103. has an engine stumble at 2800 rpm while holding constant speed. it is most noticable between 40 to 60 miles per hour 2,3,4,5 gear riding. Cat has been removed, reinhart slip-ons, ness big sucker, and s/e super tuner stage one .condition still presents after all this any ideas thanks
 
Old May 5, 2013 | 12:42 AM
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Find a GOOD dyno-tuner in your area. Not just anybody with a dyno, but somebody that has a great reputation as a tuner. Best response I can think of.
 
Old May 5, 2013 | 12:49 AM
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its the tune
 
Old May 5, 2013 | 06:59 AM
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Here's my story. I bought a new RK about 6 weeks ago now. I wanted the dealer to add the stage I and cams, so he needed time to bring in the parts. I rode the bike home..200 miles. From the first test drive and throughout this time I had a rough running engine. Then I returned to have the mods done. This made the problem worse. They had their two best mechanics on my bike now and they did every check they could think of w/o results. I was told when they can't find the problem the next step is to call Harley's Tech Services and they began a process of elimination. When they were looking at the fuel injection system they found two wires that had been crossed. When they corrected that wiring mistake it fixed the problem. The bike now runs very well. Just a long shot but it took my dealer 3 days to find the problem. Good Luck.
 
Old May 5, 2013 | 07:08 AM
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I have a 13 street glide it too runs rough .Has got better with time though . Was hoping ,stage 2 would clear it up completely .
 
Old May 5, 2013 | 07:12 AM
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get a power commander
 
Old May 5, 2013 | 08:15 AM
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get a power commander
+1 on the power commander did my fm 107 downloaded a map they sent me never been on a dyno runs real good no problems
 
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