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Bike rides great at higher RPMs, but chuffs and bucks a little under 2K sometimes.
You shouldn't be riding around under 2K RPM, maybe that's the issue. Your motor is telling you that it's not being treated well. Always keep it above 2500, even better, 3000.

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You shouldn't be riding around under 2K RPM, maybe that's the issue. Your motor is telling you that it's not being treated well. Always keep it above 2500, even better, 3000.

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The cover is riveted. Not easy to just pull and look. Like I didn't think of that? And I looked at the manuals, but I wasn't understanding. I was hoping to get some kind advice here, which I did. But why do some of you guys snipe snide remarks when you offer no real help?

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Your ignition plate, inside the nose cone, can have slightly slip out of range. Those years, the electronic ignition can be adjusted by rotating that plate a couples of degrees. Rivet can easily be removed with a drill, after, use threaded posts to screw back the cover.
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I had an intermittent backfire when my module went out. Replace it with another module. It's plug play and just scribe a mark where the old module lines up in the housing.
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