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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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did some one miss something???

its running real lean and getting 32 mpg,...duh...duh

the OP's thinking that it is lean (backfires) is only exceeded by the majority of the suggestions

Ride the **** out of it and if it blows get a new one

I think some peeps put seafoam on their pancakes


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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 12:50 PM
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update:
so the bike has been running like ****! no power and hot. took it back to the dealer for the second time, 10 min later they come out and tell me there is nothing wrong with it, its all in my head and that all sportsters run like that!
on the way back home, 20 mile ****ing drive everytime, the check engine light comes on, pulled code P0122 (TPS) ..i guess that explains whats been going on..
do i take it back to the same dealer, or should i just go somewhere else? i have feeling they will not like me bitching again although this time i can prove it!
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by h964
update:
so the bike has been running like ****! no power and hot. took it back to the dealer for the second time, 10 min later they come out and tell me there is nothing wrong with it, its all in my head and that all sportsters run like that!
on the way back home, 20 mile ****ing drive everytime, the check engine light comes on, pulled code P0122 (TPS) ..i guess that explains whats been going on..
do i take it back to the same dealer, or should i just go somewhere else? i have feeling they will not like me bitching again although this time i can prove it!
Call someone else. Did you dump the gas and use fresh gas?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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I was on every forum, complaining about 32mpg, after buying my 2010 custom. Dealer wouldn't do anything. But, mpg started getting better around 3k mi. Now, (at 5500 mi.) I get 39mpg in town and 46 on the highway. I broke the bike in, easy, according to manual.

How many miles on your 48?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 02:13 PM
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bike has 3700 miles, and i did put fresh gas... i am hoping this throttle position sensor will solve this dilemma!
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