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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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87 Sporty 883 -- starts up fine now. Out of nowhere it will just quit. Not all the time. Sometimes it's when it's sitting still other times when I'm riding. Bad thing is that I usually can't get it running after it stalls out. Rebuilt the carb, cleaned the fuel filter in tank and petcock, new fuel line. Always has spark so I'm ruling out ignition. Plugs are brand new. Battery charged.
Any thoughts??? I'm getting sick of this thing stalling out on me.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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Check your wiring to pretty much everything especially ignition and battery for frays, loose connections and so on.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:38 AM
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i also have a 87 when i put a new tank on it i had to relocate the ignition key i didnt get it as tight as i thought and it died on me a few times befor i figured out what it was so id look hard at the wiring it could be a simple ground problem
 
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I'll give it the once over and look for any wiring issues. Thanks for the tips.
 
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