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Old 07-10-2010, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by TLC
Thats odd, what is the chances off two machines having the same problem.
Great if you fill them from the same watery gas can.........
 
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Old 07-10-2010, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by pwssr
Great if you fill them from the same watery gas can.........

That could be it,never thought of that.
 
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Old 07-10-2010, 03:58 PM
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Nope, only filled once by me at the busiest gas station in town. the same place I fill my vehicles. Unless the gas they filled them with was bad. But they would have had more complaints than me, by now.
 
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Old 07-11-2010, 08:37 AM
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I would still be leery of the gas - seems to be THE common denominator...
 
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Old 07-11-2010, 09:13 AM
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Put engine heat in them if they run better then its the gas
 
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Old 07-13-2010, 12:00 PM
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what is engine heat?
 
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Old 07-13-2010, 12:01 PM
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no word from the shop yet they have been there since friday
 
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Old 07-13-2010, 11:57 PM
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Are you using the choke to warm the bikes up? I had a problem with my VTX where I started it with the choke on and let it warm up but my plugs would foul VERY quickly on a bike with 300 hundred miles on it. I just quick using the choke and problem went away.
 
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Old 07-14-2010, 08:35 AM
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I started to use the choke after they had trouble starting just because I couldn't figure it out. But then stopped again once it didn't help. I am sure it didn't help the problem. still no word from dealer yet.
 
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LOTS of good ideas though I appreciate it fellas
 


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