Oh S**t moment!
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Oh S**t moment!
Riding home yesterday on the interstate from getting a new front tire at 70 mph with the cruise on and all of the sudden the bikes starts missing and sputtering for like 5 seconds and then resumes running normally. I have 18,500 miles on it and this is the first time any thing like this has occured. Is this something I should be concerned about or not and what could have caused it?
I have stage I, PCV, stock head pipe and SE slip-ons. No error codes came up.
I have stage I, PCV, stock head pipe and SE slip-ons. No error codes came up.
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Check battery connections. Same thing happened to me on my Wide Glide while doing 100mph. Thought something blew up in the motor but it turned out to be a lose ground cable.
PS This was done on a German Autobahn and completely legal.
PS This was done on a German Autobahn and completely legal.
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Yeah, my first thought was that something was blocking the airflow. I have an open airfilter and had my chaps on and feet on the highway pegs. I'll keep and eye on things. Going out for a long ride tomorrow and hopefully it was just some water or crap filtering through. I always use 91 or higher octane fuel.
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It was your bike telling you not to ride 70 mph on a new tire, until the tire has been broken in for 50 miles. 
Last edited by shooter5074; Jan 31, 2012 at 10:05 AM.