Deanokidd
Club Member
Evening all!
Took my 1983 Electra glide for a mot today, I’m new to Harley’s and I have only just got this bike it is very much a running project.
Although it is a 1983 it is fitted with a 80ci Evolution engine from a 1987 FXST Softail Custom. Fitted with a S&S short carb and VH long shot pipes.
So I set off today and rode 2 minutes to the garage and filled up on super duper unleaded the tank was empty. I rode for maybe another 10 minutes on route to the test centre, all of a sudden there was a huge back fire through the exhaust it started popping and banging through the exhaust and lost all power it became unrideable.
I recovered it home, it won’t idle but it didn’t like idling before either.
Apart from checking for air leaks I haven’t started any form of diagnostics yet but thought I would start the post.
Thanks I’m advance for any help.
Took my 1983 Electra glide for a mot today, I’m new to Harley’s and I have only just got this bike it is very much a running project.
Although it is a 1983 it is fitted with a 80ci Evolution engine from a 1987 FXST Softail Custom. Fitted with a S&S short carb and VH long shot pipes.
So I set off today and rode 2 minutes to the garage and filled up on super duper unleaded the tank was empty. I rode for maybe another 10 minutes on route to the test centre, all of a sudden there was a huge back fire through the exhaust it started popping and banging through the exhaust and lost all power it became unrideable.
I recovered it home, it won’t idle but it didn’t like idling before either.
Apart from checking for air leaks I haven’t started any form of diagnostics yet but thought I would start the post.
Thanks I’m advance for any help.