My first Harley! Induction problems
Hello all! I’ve been riding for 45+ years and I’ve always had imported bikes. They’ve been good to me, but I’ve always wanted a Harley. I’ve been especially attracted to the road king classic and my beautiful ‘05 recently came to me. I love her. Nearly every mod the previous owner has done is exactly what I would have done. The 16 inch tall apes are a bit tall for me, but they have grown on me a bit. We will see.
The problem with this machine- it was noticeably running lean. It had a aftermarket K&N filter and full Reinhart pipes so I assumed- not tuned. I took it into a shop, purchased a tuner & had it tuned.
Still was not running right. Occasional backfire at startup and was making a caugh “pfft!” through the induction when rolling the throttle on slow. I found the problem by spraying carburetor cleaner at the gasket where the manifold meets the rear cylinder, nearly shutting the engine down.
I took it into the shop to have gaskets swapped out, but that did not improve the leak, so I picked up an aftermarket S&S intake, manifold, and gaskets and expect them to be here next week.
Every time I took it to the shop, I had the thought why am I not doing this myself?? busy schedule, but I should be learning the ins and outs of this bike.
Anything y’all have to offer would be much appreciated. Really hoping this is the last round for this issue to get the bike running properly 🤞🏼🤞🏼