How can I reduce the popping on my Harley?
You can reduce/ remove the popping by adding fuel percentage to the tune. If you have a Harley Race tuner then any dealer can do this be adding 5%-10% extra fuel. This will decrease your fuel range and also cause your spark plugs to need to be replaced more frequently.
Why does my muffler pop on my Harley?
Often people think their bike is not tuned properly after the addition of “aftermarket” mufflers because of the additional popping they hear. Stock mufflers provide a lot of volume for the rumbles and popping in the exhaust to be toned down by resonating in the larger muffler canister.
Why does my twin cam motorcycle pop on deceleration?
I have this problem myself. What are the most common causes and cures for this problem on a fuel injected twin cam motorcycle? Popping on deceleration is due to unburnt fuel being ignited in the exhaust. The reason you do not hear this on a bike with a stock exhaust is due to the baffling of the stock exhaust.
Why does my bike pop when I close the throttle?
So, the popping you are hearing is not back-firing. It is a popping resonating sound generated by a lean condition on deceleration. When you suddenly close the throttle, the incoming air is choked off and the closed throttle also causes the bike to return to idle on the very lean idle circuit.
You can reduce/ remove the popping by adding fuel percentage to the tune. If you have a Harley Race tuner then any dealer can do this be adding 5%-10% extra fuel. This will decrease your fuel range and also cause your spark plugs to need to be replaced more frequently.
Often people think their bike is not tuned properly after the addition of “aftermarket” mufflers because of the additional popping they hear. Stock mufflers provide a lot of volume for the rumbles and popping in the exhaust to be toned down by resonating in the larger muffler canister.
Why does my Harley Davidson keep backfiring and sputtering?
About 3-4 minutes of riding it was fine. After work, started bike and it did a half start and died, started up (hesitantly) 2ND time. warmed it up, rode 5 mins backfiring, spitting fire etc. Pulled over, called for a ride. Bought new plugs. When we pulled the plugs the gapping was wrong.
I have this problem myself. What are the most common causes and cures for this problem on a fuel injected twin cam motorcycle? Popping on deceleration is due to unburnt fuel being ignited in the exhaust. The reason you do not hear this on a bike with a stock exhaust is due to the baffling of the stock exhaust.