theres a lot a info out there if you google "my bike backfires on decel" yea its something along those lines. but it wont backfire if its set rich enough? how rich every bike is different? but then your mpg's will suffer, if your worried about that.
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's my understanding that when you roll off throttle you cut off the main > jet circuits. This temporarily leans out the cylinders, if the pilot > circuits are also lean then cylinders will miss-fire dumping their charge > into the exhaust, where another cylinders burning charge ignites it, > causing a little explosion, or a popping sound. Big shotgun blasts are from > way too rich and usually happen when pulling away from an idle condition. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * "Pastor Ron" <pastor...@cox.net> > *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Date: *Fri, 1 Jun 2012 11:09:51 -0500 > *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject: *RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Yellow Nighthawk with modified > exhaust > > OK my knowledge on this is limited. So the carbs are set lean. But I > thought the backfire itself was the combustion at the VALVES and not in the > cylinder. Is that wrong too?**** > > Ron**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto: > nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Allen Thomas > *Sent:* Friday, June 01, 2012 10:19 AM > *To:* Nightwawk Lovers > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Yellow Nighthawk with modified > exhaust**** > > ** ** > > I was half awake and hadn't had coffee yet. ;-)**** > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T**** > ------------------------------ > > *From: *nighthawkin <gswannab...@gmail.com> **** > > *Sender: *nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com **** > > *Date: *Fri, 1 Jun 2012 11:09:59 -0400**** > > *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com>**** > > *ReplyTo: *nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com **** > > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Yellow Nighthawk with modified > exhaust**** > > ** ** > > thats my piont. stock carb setup will backfire on decel. thats normal. > nothing wrong. thats the factory lean setup to get the good mpg's and pass > emissions. it doesnt hurt a thing. **** > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Sure, re-jet your bike. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: nighthawkin <gswannab...@gmail.com> > Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 01:37:26 > To: <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Yellow Nighthawk with modified exhaust > > is that a challenge? > > On 6/1/12, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If the mixture is right it won't backfire. > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nighthawkin <gswannab...@gmail.com> > > Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > > Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 00:31:18 > > To: <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > > Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Yellow Nighthawk with modified > exhaust > > > > the backfiring is cause from running lean and it is normal. and not > > lean as in a bad way. you have to set it up to run rich if you dont > > want to hear it backfire on decel. most bikes do this but with the > > over muffled stock exhaust you never know it. take mufflers of any > > stock bike and just run the header pipe and lets hear what shes sounds > > like on decel??? > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.**** > > ** ** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.**** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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