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New12r


Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 07:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just started the Buell, now it was odd the bike would not fire, but upon the second go I got a backfire that sounded like a gunshot and about 8" flames out both exhaust ports, coolest thing I have seen yet. I have had that happen before but could not see flames, I thought my boot may catch on fire. Anyway the bike is running and I must go to work, thought I would share my flames story. Has this happened to anyone else? I know my tps needs reset.
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Glitch


Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 07:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Timing?
Did you give it gas when you tried to start it?
Hope ain't nuthin' broke!
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Stealthxb


Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 10:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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Blackxb9


Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 11:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Could be a weak battery. I had the flames happen to me when the battery was just strong enough to turn over the bike but not fire the ECM correctly. Be careful it will cause you plug problems if it keeps happening.
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New12r


Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 03:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

No throttle, just seemed a little odd.

Blackxb9, My battery is in no way weak, the bike has never sat for more than 24 hours without being rode and I have a battery tender just in case, based on your thought I did check the battery with a tester at my shop and It checked ok.
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Hkwan
Posted on Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 04:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

How cold was it when that happened?
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Glitch


Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 10:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

How cold was it when that happened?
About 60 or so.
I hung out with New12r last night for a while and totally forgot to ask about this.
I guess we were all too excited about Shred's new XB12R.
Either that to too busy looking for my spark plug wires that I left at the house...
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Captainplanet


Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 12:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've had it happen to me, but it was always due to a low battery.
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Kaese


Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 01:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Happened to me once, but it was after installing the Drummer and the Race ECM before getting the TPS reset, may have opened the throttle abit.
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