Daughter has a 2005 883 Sportster. Carb spits and sputters until it get really worked up. About 10 minutes. Cleaned carp and put new gaskets and new jet 1 size bigger. No change. Any advice?
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The condition you describe is often caused by, either, an intake leak, bike not charging (grounded stator), or ignition system issue. We would suggest performing a full charging system test next.
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I have an 05 road king I just purchased it spits and sputters a little bit it’s only has 19000 miles on it when it gets warm it idles up but it still spits a little can’t figure it out
What you describe can be a few things. Not sure if your FLHR is injected or carburated, but you can have an intake leak.
Test your charging system.
CHARGING SYSTEM
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-Mark
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