Stock FatBoy decel popping

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Jul 15, 2013 | 05:40 PM

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Falcon195

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Well I did buy it, as the price was right.
I have 250 miles on it as of today and most of the popping is gone. I do sometimes get some burbling on decel but I would think that is somewhat normal.

Jul 15, 2013 | 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcon195

Well I did buy it, as the price was right.
I have 250 miles on it as of today and most of the popping is gone. I do sometimes get some burbling on decel but I would think that is somewhat normal.

Nice! It's a good looking bike.

Jul 15, 2013 | 08:50 PM

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jam436

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I understand a little decel popping. But this bike I am speaking of is popping several times during each shift point and is very noticable. Very excessive in my experience.

I had a fair amount on a stock Slim.
After a Stage 1 remap, it was much worse.
I added the ViEDs and tweaked a bit to find the sweet spot, now the decel popping is gone.

Jul 15, 2013 | 09:07 PM

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fcsallan

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I would bet that because he would start it and run it enough to put a bit of heat in it but not completely warmed up, the exhaust flanges loosened up and there is a minor leak at the head. Introduction of a bit of fresh air at that point will most certainly cause decel pop.

Jul 15, 2013 | 09:16 PM

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load97

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You didn't buy the bike up in the Blaine area(Minnesota), did you? If so, mind saying what you paid for it? Thanks.

Jul 15, 2013 | 09:20 PM

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Falcon195

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You didn't buy the bike up in the Blaine area(Minnesota), did you? If so, mind saying what you paid for it? Thanks.

No not Minnesota.

Well can't say what I paid, but if I would go to sell it out right to a dealer right now I wouldn't loose any money.

Jul 15, 2013 | 09:27 PM

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There was a guy by me that wanted $16k originally, then $15k after a couple months for same model year and same story as yours. He wanted a out the same price as a new 2013 from dealer that had 2 year warranty on it. I paid under $13k for my 2011.