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Issues with a Harley
- Thread starter SC0TT
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Looks like a Sportster motor?
Damnit man, I wanted to post this but you beat me to it. Sigh, late to the party as usual.
Remove the air filter and Spray some WD-40 in the carb while you’re cranking it over
WD is flammable and will usually run
But it’s not as flammable as starting fluid ether stuff and won’t damage the engine
If it fires by spraying WD in the carb then you know it’s a fuel delivery problem
Ethanol goo in the carb or a sticky float or needle
And am I looking at that bike right ?
There is NO rear suspension ?
Doesn’t that make it ride really rough and hard to drive ?
WD is flammable and will usually run
But it’s not as flammable as starting fluid ether stuff and won’t damage the engine
If it fires by spraying WD in the carb then you know it’s a fuel delivery problem
Ethanol goo in the carb or a sticky float or needle
And am I looking at that bike right ?
There is NO rear suspension ?
Doesn’t that make it ride really rough and hard to drive ?
DJD !!
Yep. Old school rigid chopper. Done tens of thousands of miles on 'em. My back reminds of that a lot now that I'm so old.
From the looks of the front cylinder pipe, it wasn't tuned real good to begin with. I had a 72 XLH, kick startin' a Sportster is an adventure sometimes.
good luck
I didn’t notice that
But yeah. The front cylinder running hot Maybe running lean
I would vote for this. The purplish pipe usually means it's rich, the rear pipe looks pretty good. Someone would like this bike as it is, finding them is the problem. If your friend is heading to boot camp, yeah, sell it and move on. There's good suggestions already on value and folks to get in touch with.
