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1998 sportster 883 randomly backfires and quits while riding it

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Angry 1998 sportster 883 randomly backfires and quits while riding it

My bike started to randomly backfire/miss and sometimes it will just quit while going down the road,(doesn't matter if the bike is hot or cold) other times it will run great with no problems. When it quits I pull over and try to start it and it will not fire, I turn the key off let it sit for approximately a minute, turn the key back on and it starts right up and away I go. I have no clue what could be causing this any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
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