What is wrong with my bike?..video attached

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So i have attached a video of what my bike has been doing since i have had it. I have posted on here before about. The battery is fine and so is the charging system. There is no check engine light on. The bike runs and feels great when riding except when coming to a stop and this is what happens.
Check the spark plugs...clean
checked the air filter..clean.

The only thing i can add is that when i turn the ignition back on it makes that suction noise real quick. i dont know.... some one help.

ps...sorry for such a long message
 
I would still try a new set of plugs. Its cheap and quick and you should always have a spare set anyway. imo
 
sounds like ignition issue. high resistance in a plug wire, bad plug, or slowly dieing coil. If u have ECM spy u can cut one cyclinder out while its running like that and if u cut spark on one with no change then u have an ignition misfire on that cyclinder. that'll give u someplace to start diagnosing the ign. system.
 
The bike is def not running on 1 cylender. It just doing this when i come to stop. I can start the bike and it will be fine. its only after riding it for a while. I hooked it up to ecmspy and both spark advnace in front and rear are at 8.0. rpm is at 1127. i would take a screen pic but i dont now how.
 
just doing this when engine is hot??
I have that too. but just after ride... if bike cooled down a bit all is good.
I think its because, after a ride all is heating up very much and if you start engine when everythig is so hot..idle is not stable... dont know why but mine does that too..
XB12R
 
+1 on the intake gaskets....also like stated above change your spark plugs while ur in their. I have had the rubber plug on the side of the tbody develop a small hole as well, non Cali bike though.
 
yeah i am going to check out that gasket. I just came from the harley dealership and they told me the same thing. That is to check that gasket.
+1 on the intake gaskets....also like stated above change your spark plugs while ur in their. I have had the rubber plug on the side of the tbody develop a small hole as well, non Cali bike though.
 
here is a pic of the old spark plugs. not to bad but probably needed to be changed. both cylinders are working. it has to be something to do with the intake. I am going to ride until it happens again and take it apart immediatly to try and pin point it.
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Plugs look fouled def; running lean
-IAT sensor
-TPS reset; voltage reading too high causing too much air ( get ur bike real hot, hook up ecmspy reset tps & adjust ur idle, with the cable, back to 1050 rpm)
-also, I did the breather re-route on my '07 fbolt and that stopped the oil from re-entering the throttlebody interupting the idle/accelleration
 
I dont understand half that stuff...[confused]

IAT sensor?
my voltage reading is fine.
i have done a TPS reset but what actually is that?
I do not have the adjuster by my air scoop i check already..so how would i adjust my idle.

I have a Jardine on it as well...do not know if that means anything
 
Those plugs do not look like it is running lean. If anything, they look like the engine is running rich. Lean, the ceramic pieces would be white along with the electrode. The ceramic should be an almond brown color which it almost is. There's a lot of carbon though which to me looks rich.

Scroll down for examples of Rich, normal, and lean plugs: http://www.fordmuscleforums.com/all-ford-techboard/474153-running-lean.html
 
I do not have the adjuster by my air scoop i check already..so how would i adjust my idle.

its there "promise" take your scoop off its a cable with an allen head attached at the end, mine is twistie tied together with the wiring harness... i have the same bike.

my bike has the Jardine can as well, i was having idle issues and my bike was stalling as well. change th intake gakets and reset youre idle with the adjustment cable and you'll be good to go.

your talking roughly 8 bucks anda little elbow grease man :)
 

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