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Jomama
| | Posted on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 02:50 pm: | 
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Hello to all,
I am new to this forum thing and was looking for some input and help. I have been riding for several years owning 6 motorcycles (3 Buells) in the past 5 years. I recently purchased a New 08 XB12R firebolt from Tilley HD-Buell in Statesville, NC. As I was nearing the 1,000 mile mark, I started to notice some mild burping/sputtering back through the airbox. I took the bike in to North Myrtle Beach HD-Buell for its 1K service and mentioned the problem. The mechanic said that he was familiar with this problem and said that a set of new Gold Plugs should take care of this. After the service, I picked up the bike and on the trip back home (approx. 15 miles), the bike began burping again at low speed. I called the dealer and arranged for them to take another look at it. They said they couldnt get it in for a few days and I did not ride it again until I went to take it to the dealer. I let the bike warm up for about 5 to 10 min, and set out for the dealer only to find that the burping was extremely worse. The bike began burping multiple times and stalled out 3 times on the way to the dealer. Burping was not only at slow speeds, but now at higher speeds & RPMs causing the bike to slow dramatically with each burp. The dealer has had the bike now for about 2 weeks and keeps giving me the run around. The said they have replaced the ECM and it made a big difference, but said as they test drive it around the dealership, it still burps at slow speeds/RPMs. Now they tell me that it may be a fuel pressure (regulator) problem, but have blown me off for the more important Spring Rally and paying customers instead of fixing a warranty issue. I am patiently waiting the prognosis.
Needless to say I am less than impressed with the level of services I am receiving. This is the first New motorcycle I have ever purchased, and the first one that is fuel injected. I was wondering if anyone had any general information on this burping issue. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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