This is Strange...

I was talking with another member of the forum over the phone the other day and we were talking about what else, Motorcycles. We were talking about running rich or lean and he happened to ask if my pipes turned blue while I was on my run to WI with Red Rider. I said no they did not. He then concluded that I most likely wasn't running lean.

Now here is the "this is strange," moment. As we were talking he suggested to take a look at the insides of my pipes. He asked what those looked like. I said that the rear one look lightly coated with soot and the front pipe had a brown bronze colored tint to it...... I have never seen that....

I just got back from taking it for a spin and it ran perfectly. So any suggestions???

Most of harley motors rear cylinder tends to run rich front cylinder is the one you want to tune off of .only with a carb . Injected motors you want to tune both thats why it takes so long to tune them . With the race tunner or pc3 . Wide band is the way to go there . If the front cyl is bronze color it maybe a little fat but i would leave it alone . If it runs good dont fix it till its broke!. Rear cylinder is shrouded it tends to run a little hotter than the front any way .

Yeah I get what you mean by, "Don't fix it if it isn't broke." No I do not have efi. I just haven't had this type of condition with my bike in the two years that I have had it. I am not overly concerned with this. (YET) I know my bike very well and getting to know it better and better by the day. This is just something that I noticed that was out of the norm. Thanks BP.

johnny try not to guide yourself by the pipes as much as the plug chop method there. is alot that goes on with exhaust . they are staggerd and when you let off you are pullin in air as well temp of the pipes come up and go down . alot of diffrent things there . your plugs is what the motor is burning its your bore scope into the motor. your window if you will look at that way. i have duals on the bagger worst pipe set up there is if i were to guide my self by the looks at the tips i would have rejetted the carb again my plugs is what i look at thats it . you would have never looked at the pipes if your freind had not said something to you. some times its all in what you hear.

Not really saying that there is something wrong, I just have never seen that big of a difference between the two since I have had the bike. I have looked at the plugs and they are a little suspicious so I am keeping an eye on those as well. Not sure what you mean by this though.

" i have duals on the bagger worst pipe set up there is if i were to guide my self by the looks at the tips i would have rejetted the carb again my plugs is what i look at thats it . you would have never looked at the pipes if your freind had not said something to you. some times its all in what you hear."[/QUOTE]

my tips always look like the bike is running rich and true duals dont make for good power . 2 into 1 is the way to go . and what i meant is some times we guide are selfs with wrong information that we hear from others thats all bro . we look for something to be wrong and its not .

Hrk you have great diagnostic mind i never thought of such a thing. Maybe next service i do gonna make sure my muffler bearings are in good shape:roflmao:

Could be the flux connection at the coil cold solder joint in there could foul a plug

Are we gonna have 600 plus on this one also

You know, I knew that the mufflers had bearings! Everyone else just laughs.

You need the Entabulator to adjust 'em.

yep, i had to replace my muffler bearings not long ago.

I guess my question is - don't any of you guys work?

Nope. Laid-off 22 months ago. Just odd jobs every now n then. You got one for me?

I was laid off 3 years ago, have a part time gig now but that's ok with me, I'm on SS now at least as long as it last.

My muffler bearing had turned over, you know they are directional and the flow with the muffler bearin only flows true one way.
I had to sit down and git some Anti Seize and take the muffler apart. Clean the bearings and install them so the flow would be right.
With the flow being wrong, it builds up a lot of back pressure puttin undue stress on the rings and valve seats.:rant: