Topic: Occasional backfire when starting hot (Read 918 times)

JKM · « **on:** July 25, 2016, 10:34:48 AM »

over the last several weeks, when starting the bike warm, it backfires. This happens when it won't start immediately. I hit the start button for say 3 seconds, it won't start, then I pause and hit the starter again and it backfires.
Normally the bike fires up right away, but when it does not, then it sometimes backfires.
Any thoughts of what I should look for?

SDCVO · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2016, 11:51:10 AM »

Same exact thing happened to me. At first it was very occasionally and as time went on it happened more often until after about a year it started occasionally taking 3 tries to get it to start. It ended up being my compensator though it did not have any of the other usual compensator issues besides that. Once they replaced it never happened again.

JKM · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2016, 05:40:51 PM »

I should have mentioned that I replaced the compensator about 5K miles ago (or less)

SDCVO · « **Reply #3 on:** July 26, 2016, 12:03:59 AM »

Quote from: JKM on July 25, 2016, 05:40:51 PM

I should have mentioned that I replaced the compensator about 5K miles ago (or less)

So much for that idea..

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