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From: Razor Buzz on 29 Oct 2009 20:46
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:54:17 -0700, Steve Irving wrote:

>> That being said - if I am indeed missing some other part of the FAQ
>> that is germane to this, please advise and I will read again.
>>
>>
> Sure is thirsty around here.......


Well hey, in that case... Doubles for everyone since I somehow missed
that on each read-thru of the FAQ's.
From: Miss Anne Thrope on 2 Nov 2009 23:34
"After going over 55 and returning to low speeds..."

One man's "high speed" is another man's shift into second gear.

From: Bob Mann on 3 Nov 2009 00:12
Razor Buzz <news(a)razorbuzz.net> wrote in
news:1gPFm.36527$cL1.20119(a)newsfe20.iad:

> 2005 HD Sporster, Carb'd not fuel injection.
>
> I can ride around town all day with absolutely no problems. I can get
> on the highway, and she runs fine... until I get off. After going over
> 55mph and returning to low speeds, I begin to get a lot of backfires.
> As soon as I stop at a redlight/stopsign, the backfires continue and I
> can't get any acceleration over ~5mph. After turning the bike off and
> letting it cool down, I can start back up and ride all over again -
> unless I bring it back up to highway speeds.
>
> I've replaced the sparkplugs, completely changed gas, cleaned the carb
> (there was no debris in the bowl underneath), cleared all lines.
>
> Anybody have ideas on what could be the cause, and hopefully a
> solution?
>
> Thanks,
> Greg

Sounds like a jetting problem
One of the mechanics told me that he would turn the main jet down and the
high speed jet up or something similar to avoid backfiring and get better
mileage and power.

--
Bob Mann

Cap'n, ah need moor pow'r.
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