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Old Aug 31, 2022 | 05:10 PM
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So, I was out running errands with my stock 2021 Ultra today and had a weird thing happen. At one of my stops, I hit the starter button and must have let it go too early. The bike did not start, and a "wisp" of smoke came out of the air cleaner. I turned the key off and then on again and the bike started as it normally would. It ran fine for the next 80 miles stopping and starting as needed. Was this a backfire and could it have hurt anything?
 
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Old Aug 31, 2022 | 05:52 PM
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Nothing to worry about , I've done that on occasion and I get the same puff of mist , starts up fine and runs perfectly after .
 
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Thats good to know! I sure would hate to ruin my first Harley.
 
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She just ran backward for a 1/4 stroke, no big deal
 
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