robertnj63
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Hi,
Very frustrated and ready to throw the towel in and need some insight. I bought this "police" bike in 2006/2007 with approx 1100 miles on it. It was owned by a funeral director for traffic control and he never used it. It was completely stock. When i bought it, it had a hiccup whenever it was being run with very light throttle at a steady pace. it would due it intermittently but in an average 30 mile ride it would do it about 25 times. It made the ride very unenjoyable. It would run perfect between the hiccups, and started and idled fine. I took it to the local Harley dealer and they put in a #48 slow speed jet and verified that the carb was clean inside. It helped the problem a little but it still hiccupped. I continued to drive it sparingly with the hiccups but really hating it. I use 92 octane gas at all times and run seafoam in it every other tankful. This season i decide to take it to an independent shop and have the stage one done hoping this would cure the problem. The mechanic installed a K&N air cleaner assembly, Vance and Hines Straightshot exhaust, and a new "jet kit". I picked up the bike, and it still hiccups and it sounds like it (EDIT) through the carb. It idles perfectly still and runs great between the (EDIT)/hiccups. The mechanic said he will put a "thunderslide" on it and it should cure the problem. I am reluctant to do that and asked him if we can first try to change the three intake manifold gaskets since they have never been changed. He said he sprayed and checked them for leaks before intstalling the new a/c assembly. He said he is 110% sure the problem is not due to the gaskets. He said the "thunderslide" will have its own set of unique problems but will cure the hiccups. If i dont want to do the slide he said my only other choice is to replace the carb with an S&S carb. I just have a hard time beleiving that this stock carb cant be made to run without hiccups. After reading countless volumes of information on the internet my approach would be 1) replace the 3 intake gaskets 2) shim the needle with a washer. The mechanic said he will do the gaskets but said i am wasting money and the washer thing wont do a thing. I already paid $1200 for the pipes, a/c. jet kit and the installation and am running out of funds and dont mind spending more if it will cure the problem 100%. Im not real mechanical but was wondering if i could install the washer myself without removing the carb. Where do you find these washers? What should my next step be in trying to solve this problem...any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Very frustrated and ready to throw the towel in and need some insight. I bought this "police" bike in 2006/2007 with approx 1100 miles on it. It was owned by a funeral director for traffic control and he never used it. It was completely stock. When i bought it, it had a hiccup whenever it was being run with very light throttle at a steady pace. it would due it intermittently but in an average 30 mile ride it would do it about 25 times. It made the ride very unenjoyable. It would run perfect between the hiccups, and started and idled fine. I took it to the local Harley dealer and they put in a #48 slow speed jet and verified that the carb was clean inside. It helped the problem a little but it still hiccupped. I continued to drive it sparingly with the hiccups but really hating it. I use 92 octane gas at all times and run seafoam in it every other tankful. This season i decide to take it to an independent shop and have the stage one done hoping this would cure the problem. The mechanic installed a K&N air cleaner assembly, Vance and Hines Straightshot exhaust, and a new "jet kit". I picked up the bike, and it still hiccups and it sounds like it (EDIT) through the carb. It idles perfectly still and runs great between the (EDIT)/hiccups. The mechanic said he will put a "thunderslide" on it and it should cure the problem. I am reluctant to do that and asked him if we can first try to change the three intake manifold gaskets since they have never been changed. He said he sprayed and checked them for leaks before intstalling the new a/c assembly. He said he is 110% sure the problem is not due to the gaskets. He said the "thunderslide" will have its own set of unique problems but will cure the hiccups. If i dont want to do the slide he said my only other choice is to replace the carb with an S&S carb. I just have a hard time beleiving that this stock carb cant be made to run without hiccups. After reading countless volumes of information on the internet my approach would be 1) replace the 3 intake gaskets 2) shim the needle with a washer. The mechanic said he will do the gaskets but said i am wasting money and the washer thing wont do a thing. I already paid $1200 for the pipes, a/c. jet kit and the installation and am running out of funds and dont mind spending more if it will cure the problem 100%. Im not real mechanical but was wondering if i could install the washer myself without removing the carb. Where do you find these washers? What should my next step be in trying to solve this problem...any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Please read and understand the info in this link...
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