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Old Sep 12, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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i have an 02 fxstbi soft tail night train. fuel injected. the bike broke down on me and would not idle and running rough. i pulled off the heads and found a sticking valve in the rear cylinder. took the heads in and had a valve job, put the bike back together. started the bike it ran fine took it around the block for a half mile. then bike did the same thing. but this time it would idle and you could rev it up just fine the second you put a load on the engine it would fall on its face. and backfire out the throttle body. it feels like its not getting any fuel. i dont know how to read the codes. and was wondering if this has happened to anyone? if so please tell what it was and what you did.
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