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03-24-2011, 10:37 AM

JRK5892

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it is fine that is a bit of blow back, so what, the bike has been sitting, did you start it ever week for 5 min? if not it has just been sitting man, a tender does not give you an accurate reading (in fact they do more harm to a battery than good) but beyond that, fire her up let her run, get some new gas in there and you will be fine

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03-24-2011, 10:38 AM

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keep us posted on your fix...

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03-24-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bmcgc

Did you pull the plug wires off the coil? They may be plugged in backwards.

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Sounds like your spark cables are backwards.

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03-24-2011, 10:57 AM

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Sounds like your spark cables are backwards.

Yeah what he said

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03-24-2011, 04:06 PM

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It's official, I'm an IDIOT! It was the plug wires! I had disconected them to remove my shift linkage and apparently replaced them wrong. As soon as I swapped them she fired right up and sounded great! phew! Thanks everyone for the help!!! Guess I'd rather feel like an idiot then have something really wrong with the ride lol

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