Daveguzzi1

I did not know this would digress into a fuel conversation as I stated in one of my first post.I run one hundred octane sunoco ethanol free. When on a longer ride I run the best available. When I put the bike away I siphon the shit California gas out and put some good stuff in. I get my fuel down the street from a gas station. They sell a lot of race fuel so it is fairly fresh. 10 bucks a gallon

I have been sidetracked with other vehicular issues on other vehicles. I did order a fuel filter bag thingy and a gasket so when I take the tank off I could pull that off and check it and replace it. My intention is to replace several vacuum hoses and lines that are under the tank and in front of the seat area because I can see visible cracks. I haven't forgotten to respond I've just been a little busy. I will post what I know more

Looking for a factory triple tree off a standard bar bike want to take Lemans fairing off my bike as well as clip on bars. Want to stay as close to factory standard as possible. Just the upper. Thx Daveg

I have thought the intake manifold could be the issue as this was a problem on another bike I had. I've had the tank off before and know how tricky the fuel connections are. Not my favorite part of the bike to deal with. Rainy this weekend so I have time to investigate. If I spray starting fluid on the manifold while running and warmed up it should be noticeable I would think.

I run one hundred octane sunoco fuel except when on a long ride. I drain her and refuel with same as California gas is hideous when it sits. Methanol is a curse. I think I will yank the tank and replace all the hoses as well as replace the filter bag thingie in the tank that passes for a filter. I've never serviced it and I have owned the bike since new. Mileage is low but I rotate thru multiple bikes. Don't know much about setting electrical values and such for the tps but will try to figure out how to get the readings and see what that means

I have a 2003 v11 Lemans. I have an off idle cough/backfire through the intake that is consistent to 3000 rpms. It is worse when the bike is fully warmed up. When rolling on the throttle and going thru the gears it doesn't occur but holding the throttle steady at 3500 or below it hiccups and coughs. New plugs properly set valves clean air filter. Plugs look good when pulled after running. The exhaust crossover has the special seals so it doesn't leak and headers are tight and not leaking. 23k on odo. She's done this for a while but getting worse. We have a dealer in our town but I have a factory service manual and would prefer to fix myself. Thoughts????? DaveG