Hiccup while idling

charlie2ie · Post by **charlie2ie** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:25 pm

Hi Guys and gals, have my firestorm couple of months now, love it.

Just about to fit manual cct's.
I notice a hiccup or stumble sometimes when it is ticking over, it almost kills the engine, I have read about funny coughs and splutters from firestorms,
is this one of them? Bike rides perfectly otherwise. any advice is welcome. Thanks.

lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:38 pm

sounds like what i got. if you look at my posts the wise men on here gave me some good advice. mine has remained the same as it always has been so i have not done anything about it?

good luck

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:39 pm

Balance the carbs, raise the tickover a bit and try some new plugs.

Other than that, they all do it to some extent

charlie2ie · Post by **charlie2ie** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:53 pm

Thanks,

I found another similar post. It seems that "they all do that" is the common answer. Mines not that bad its just the knock it makes sounds a bit scary.

azvtr1000rider · Post by **azvtr1000rider** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:44 am

Mine makes a knocking noise occasionally too. Scared me the first time I heard it. Now, after a brief warm up, goes away altogether.

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lumpyv · Post by **lumpyv** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:08 am

someway from my house then! looks a nice area

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:08 pm

azvtr1000rider wrote:Mine makes a knocking noise occasionally too. Scared me the first time I heard it. Now, after a brief warm up, goes away altogether.

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can see where the az in your name tag comes from now!

good to see they named a neighbourhood road and a park after me

McQueen............my ancestors must have been over on holiday

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