Cold Engine running issues
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From: Rochester, NY
Cold Engine running issues
I have an 06 883 that I just finished getting on the road(salvage bike). The bike runs ok when warm but does not like to run right when it's cold. I changed the grips on the bike and adjusted the cables according to the service manual. The symptoms I have are bogging when accelerating (likes about 1/2 choke) as well as a hiccup once in a while even at highway speeds ~60mph. Sometimes it backfires through the carb. I have not cleaned the carb but did run some Sea foam through it as well as 93 octane gas. The bike had Vance and Hines pipes on it and I am not sure if it was re jetted. Is it possible the carb is dirty or did I not adjust something properly. The bike probably sat for abut a year. Thanks.
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Yeah clean the carb and run a couple tankfuls of 93 octane. While cleaning the carb check to see if it was re jetted and also check the idle mixture screw (see if the plug was drilled out) I'd hold off on adjusting the carb until you clean it and run fresh gas thru, could just be that the old gas from it sitting gummed everything up.
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I have an 06 883 that I just finished getting on the road(salvage bike). The bike runs ok when warm but does not like to run right when it's cold. I changed the grips on the bike and adjusted the cables according to the service manual. The symptoms I have are bogging when accelerating (likes about 1/2 choke) as well as a hiccup once in a while even at highway speeds ~60mph. Sometimes it backfires through the carb. I have not cleaned the carb but did run some Sea foam through it as well as 93 octane gas. The bike had Vance and Hines pipes on it and I am not sure if it was re jetted. Is it possible the carb is dirty or did I not adjust something properly. The bike probably sat for abut a year. Thanks.
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You look at the numbers on the jets and make sure they match what they should be for your setting.
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I have an 06 883 that I just finished getting on the road(salvage bike). The bike runs ok when warm but does not like to run right when it's cold. I changed the grips on the bike and adjusted the cables according to the service manual. The symptoms I have are bogging when accelerating (likes about 1/2 choke) as well as a hiccup once in a while even at highway speeds ~60mph. Sometimes it backfires through the carb. I have not cleaned the carb but did run some Sea foam through it as well as 93 octane gas. The bike had Vance and Hines pipes on it and I am not sure if it was re jetted. Is it possible the carb is dirty or did I not adjust something properly. The bike probably sat for abut a year. Thanks.
