Joined today. 03 Fatboy shananagins
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04-04-2020 | 03:56 PM
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From: Ft Bliss
Joined today. 03 Fatboy shananagins
I ride a 03 Fatboy carbureted. It's my first bike. Bought it in 2018 in el paso. I had road it for a year everything was alright. left for Afghanistan now I'm back and I've been noticing issues. Mostly caused by ethanol in fuel im guessing. Replaced the carbs gaskets and orings cuz it started pissing fuel when I tried starting it. Found me the only 93 octane pump out here.no $#!t on the way back my bike died like how a car acts when the fuel pump goes out on a car. Looked inside of my fuel tank and noticed the liner was bubbling up. Cleaned it out to the best of my ability. Got home and cleared the liner off the fuel screen. Now it seems as if it's got a high idle. I'm worried about it running lean as well. It sounds like it's coughing sometimes while I ride and when I let off the throttle coming up to a light it sounds like detonation in the exhaust. I live at 4k ft. Can someone point me to the right thread/ page?
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04-04-2020 | 04:23 PM
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04-04-2020 | 04:40 PM
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Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan!
I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding.
Good Luck!!
I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding.
Good Luck!!
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04-04-2020 | 04:53 PM
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04-04-2020 | 07:13 PM
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04-04-2020 | 07:24 PM
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