occasional back fire and unstable idle

[c13tay]

New to my storm and have noticed that on occasion I get a small back fire and the bike nearly cuts out.

Looked at some of the previous posts and upped the idle to 1200 - doesnt seem to do it as much but my idle is very unstable.

this sound like a carb balancing issue ???


thanks


Chris

[Stratman]

Well, that would be a good place to start before trying anything else

[tony.mon]

Better get used to it, they all do it occasionally.
But balancing and upping idle helps lots.

Some people seem to get a result form fuel additives as well, but tbh I've never thought the expense was worth it, considering all you have to do is push a button with your thumb whenever it happens

[sirch345]

As already said balancing the carbs can help, also if the air filter and spark plugs are getting done, replacing those can help too,

Chris.

[Pete.L]

Some people call it "character"

Thank F**K they gave the SP a little less character and installed fuel injection instead

Pete.l