Backfire and babes

[XS1100_OEM4ME]

1st, question. My SF was running great, thanks to many Today, went to get robbed again at the grocery store (LOL) and a little backfire or poping, if you will, on decelaration / down shifting. Not bad but I don't run it hard, I think, not hard enough Just cleaned plugs, new plug caps, carb rebuild, sync, adj etc. Could it be, I just need to run it harder I ride like an old man most of the time (can't afford tickets, lossing Lic. broken bones etc)

2nd, Babes, a sincere apology to any and all who I may have offeneded with my pic's. I tend to try to help people laugh Not thinking of politicly correct behavior. Today on the news, some want to ban Rudolf the Red nose raindear because it is offencive to kids with disabilites. Not making fun, My dad was in a wheel chair after serving most of his life as a law enforcment officer. I have dyslexia (as many on here have poked fun at my disabilty and my inabilty to spell sometimes) I am used to it, and leared to live with the offences, I do the best I can What I am saying, is we all don't understand what offendes others, but I hope we can all be understanding of that and each other. I love the jokes some of you guys (and gals) add to your posts, I will do my best to keep mine as non offencive as I can out of respect to all, but hope I can add some humor that ALL enjoy from time to time

[crazy steve]

Minor popping, it could be any number of things; slight carb adjustment issue on a cylinder, exhaust leak at the head, what kind of exhaust system, etc... If it runs good otherwise, I wouldn't worry too much.

[XS1100_OEM4ME]

Oem

Solid OEM exaust system with no leaks, new gaskets on exaust with no leaks carbs rebuilt last month (and worked fine tiil today) color tune looking good so far, exact sync to within 1% diff per carb Would running the crap out of it help My race cars would act up back 30years ago and a good kick in the a$$ would shut them up (just like some chi, opps, I am beining good LOL)

Minor popping, it could be any number of things; slight carb adjustment issue on a cylinder, exhaust leak at the head, what kind of exhaust system, etc... If it runs good otherwise, I wouldn't worry too much.

[bikerphil]

Popping on decel, try richening the mixture screws slightly.

[XS1100_OEM4ME]

Thanks!

I had just turned them down some trying to color tune better I will back them off some (with the driver you told me about soon) As always You the Man

Popping on decel, try richening the mixture screws slightly.

[bikerphil]

With my experience with the Colortune, the bunson blue color is a tad too lean, these engines like a bit more fuel than that, like an yellow/orange-ish color. JMHO

[James England]

Mine used to pop like that on deceleration, especially down hills. I hate the sound of it. I hadn't had the bike long. I found the plugs to be far too pale and I richened the mixture screws a lot. The popping instantly disappeared, the plugs went a nice light brown colour and I was much happier


As has been said though, popping can be caused due to faults, as opposed to bad adjustment. Those faults lead to the same thing, ie a weak mixture caused by air being sucked in through a leak. If you find that richening the mixture screws has little effect in reducing the popping, I would start looking for leaks with the gas lighter technique

[Cobia]

++ 1 on Phil and UK James. I had that popping a long while ago and got rid of it by enriching the idle mixture. Easy correction, your pugs are telling you !!

[XS1100_OEM4ME]

Thanks

Thanks Phil, James and Cobia I turned them all out 1/2 turn each and no more POP, POP,POP Man, I hate that sound It makes people look at me like, what kinda bike is that Thanks to all who helped give some respect to the old XS here in Fort Myers Florida again

[DAVINCI]

i missed pics of babes? damn.

Oh, yeah..what the others wrote about mixture...right.

[old_skool]

I have dyslexia (as many on here have poked fun at my disabilty and my inabilty to spell sometimes) I am used to it, and leared to live with the offences, I do the best I can

I use to have that problem but now I use...check spell

[L0rdexpectati0n]

decel pop

well if we break it down a decel pop is unused gas leaving the exhaust valve and going into the hot exhaust pipes and igniting. I've seen some bad ones on some of those sport bikes at least 2 feet of flame out of the exhaust pipe (my opinion totally freakin sweet) a fuel injected bike you can eliminate in the map by adding or subtracting (depending on preference) fuel during decel. my XS popped and back fired and when i did my valve lash it knocked it down some but i also had a coil issue with them not firing at hire rpm hence raw gas going out my exhaust valve.

[motoman]

(my opinion totally freakin sweet)////////////and just that........but your definitely entitled....

[TomRodgers]

offensive pics?? where? i love offensive pics. If ya dont like them, dont look at them!!! LOL

[tom clisham]

+1 on Davinci & Tom Rogers

What babes? keep em coming! I missed em I guess!