Spark Plugs changed - Lean?

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Jun 27, 2012 | 07:54 PM

#11

iclick

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From: Baton Rouge, LA

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Originally Posted by criyi

Is this indicating lean?

No. Looks good based on photo IMO.

Jun 27, 2012 | 09:29 PM

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criyi

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Originally Posted by angelrod

looks like your plugs is not properly tork . cause i can see the dirt on the treads all the way to the top.

They were surprisingly loose. I did fix that.

Jun 27, 2012 | 10:28 PM

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harleymojoman

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Ummm . . .

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Originally Posted by Wild Card

to read a plug properly, 1st warm motor with old plugs, then install new plugs then the bike needs ridden to 3rd gear or higher with a full throttle run then pull the clutch and kill motor. pull plugs and look at them then. pulling plugs and trying to read after a normal cruise really doesn't tell you much about your tune.

the process is called plug chopping.

You forgot to tell him to scratch his right ear while shifting and blink 3 times after he kills the engine.