Well, it has been about 10 weeks since my deer encounter and I went for my first ride yesterday, about 100 miles of back roads.......it was fantastic! But on my way back I started having a misfire or burp on acceleration out of slow corners, 2nd or 3rd gear somewhere past 1/2 throttle I would say. It only happened every once in a while but towards the end of the ride it seemed to get worse, with some bucking as I was accelerating. When I got home I put it on the center stand and opened the throttle and it was sputtering badly and would not rev freely. I don't know if it is flakes of paint in the gas tank......the opening paint is peeling off to the chrome, or if it is perhaps the battery ground wire I have read about. In my deer crash the deer took out my front wheel and the bike went down hard and during my repairs the only thing I can think of is I had to loosen the exhaust manifold and muffler to get the bolt out for the ride side footrest, which was bent. I think I have the manifold in tight. The bike popped a couple of times when I shut the throttle down, but no backfiring, nothing serious. Fuel issue or electrical???
Any ideas for me?
9fingers
Further note: at the half way point the engine was off for 15 min or so and then we headed back. The malfunctions started on the way home. Also, I don't recall seeing the malfunction light on but it was fairly bright out and I did not look. I just rode it again, up and down my street, acceleration was fine. But when I got to the top of my driveway I tried revving it and after 1/2 throttle it burps and sputters and does not want to run cleanly. I have 1200 miles on the bike.