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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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pulled one just for the heck of it. not sure really what its supposed to look like but bike seems to run awsome after slipon change, no decel pop what so ever.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Looks pretty good, possibly a little on the lean side. A slightly grayish insulator is what I usually look for.

 

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looks a bit blurry, might want to get it some glasses.

 
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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Blurry. I bet that doesn't help the bike like a clear one would
 
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To truely read a plug you must be riding down the road, rev the engine out and while the engine is revved out kill it and let it come to a stop under load. Then pull the plug and look at it.
 
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Originally Posted by ghostrider69
To truely read a plug you must be riding down the road, rev the engine out and while the engine is revved out kill it and let it come to a stop under load. Then pull the plug and look at it.
Wouldn't that just gas wash, or soot up the plug from the excess gas being pulled through without a spark to fire it ?
 
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 08:47 AM
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Wouldn't that just gas wash, or soot up the plug from the excess gas being pulled through without a spark to fire it ?
That is the correct way to read the plug, it's called a plug chop.Google it.
 
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looks fine...
 
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Nascar does that all the time to check the plugs before the race. Run car at top speed then flip the kill switch.
 
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