If you touch the throttle while starting, the
throttle position sensor alters the ignition timing.
This can cause a backfire and, worst of all,
the dreaded AIRBOX KA-BLOOEY.


Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow The Hayabusa Killa 16" Shorties/140 mains/Airbox drilled Procom CDI "There is no cure for Celibacy. But we can treat the symptoms."