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[Tumu Rock]

On Fri, 05 May 2000 10:11:02 -0000, Jim Hyman wrote:

> > You said that your airbox, engine & exhaust are stock, and that > the 'backfire' existed before you swiss-cheezed the muffler. > Several questions: > Is your bike running well. except for the backfire? > How's the power? Gas mileage? > Does it pull strongly & smoothly? > Does it stumble or hesitate at low, mid, or high-speed? > Any black, white or bluish smoke coming out of the exhaust? > > Most important: When did this problem start and were there any > changes to your bike just before the problem started? Over the > years, I've fixed many bikes where the problem was poor running > & the culprit turned out to be something like "yeah, I blasted > the engine clean with my 25,000 psi industrial washer!" > > Many (or most) problems are the result of something done to a > vehicle prior the the onset of the problem. Right now it's > kinda like "hey doc, I don't feel good - what's wrong?" > > Professor '95KLR650 A9 Federal Way, Wa. [USA] >

I just bought the bike used in January and noticed the backfire about three weeks ago (could have been there all along but as I get to know the bike I notice more and more). Haven't changed anything on the bike with the exception of replacing missing bolts and fiddling with the idle speed screw. No power shortage, mileage per tank is right around 300, sometimes a tiny bit of really faint white smoke during warm up. Could it be something as simple as a bad spark plug? It's a '96 and I doubt if anything has been changed since new (looked like it had been garaged for a while when I bought it). dat brooklyn bum _______________________________________________________ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp

[Elkhornss@cs.com]

The NEW AEROSTICH CATALOGs are in!! The NEW AEROSTICH CATALOGs are in!! Kind of feel like Steve Martin in "The Jerk". (Insert humorous reply here). Mike Alcorn Palm Desert, CA Elkhornss@...