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Rode my '96 Ultra to work but when I went to re-start it, all she would do is crank, sputter and cough - no start. Pulled the plugs found them wet so I dried them off, blew out the cylinders and had the same results.
Last week I installed a new cam, lifters and push rods. Rode it twice w/o any problems, now this.
If Carb,Id suspect float stuck or pitcock left open and flooded. On my Fatboy a couple of weeks ago had a similar issue with the S&S , I had left the pitcock open something stuck in the carb plugs wet etc.
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