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BINGO! I emptied the tank, drained the float chambers and filled it with regular gas and it runs like a bomb again. I DID put a new set of spark plugs in it too, but didn't really see anything wrong with the old ones. I think it was the gas. 2 or 3 people told me "NO it can't be premium gas tha...

Anybody know why regular would be better or why premium might cause a problem?

Thanks for that gas info. I DID change to premium recently enough for this to be the problem, but I cannot imagine how that could cause this??? Doesn't matter...I will be dumping this tank and replacing it with "good ole regular" to see what happens. I think I will taje the carbs off and c...

Wizzard, I thought of that, but it ran really good here for 2 weeks before it started acting up. It sat in the garage for about 3 days after a short ride and the next time I took it out this started. Seems like if it were jetted improperly it would have started doing this right away. (It was rejette...

Hello Yall, This is my first post here. I have a serious problem with a bike that I have just owned for a few weeks. My 2003 vstar 1100 custom has just 3000 miles on it. It has the Cobra exhaust and has been rejetted. It ran perfectly when I got it. According to the previous owner it has run great f...