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Just wondering:
In Georgia, just about every time I decelerated I got a pretty good backfire (or at least a noticeable "Poof" from the pipes). I very rarely get anything like that around here (pretty close to sea level), and haven't had any since I got back home. Just wondering if the altitude difference would have caused this? Or something else?
Will
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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The altitude would make sense. From what I understand (and I could be wrong), the higher up you are the leaner you maybe running.
Soren
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Greenhorn
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I thought the higher you go, the bike becomes richer, higher altitude = thinner air = less air = greater fuel to air ratio.
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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Cruser is correct.I remember in the truck flipping the air cleaner lid over to allow more air in up in the mountains.
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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I knew it was one way or the other. I did have a 50-50 chance at getting it right  Soren
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Big Bore
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I have the thumbs screws specifically for this reason. I go to the mountains enough to warrant them. Easily adjusted for here or there.
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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Bar Shake
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Bar Shake
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Quote:
I have the thumbs screws specifically for this reason.
I thought they were used in conjunction with the hammer(s) of smiting  .
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