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    bike running poor....help

    hey guys my 99 r6 is running really poorly...it idle crappy and dies out alot if i dont keep it revved up when idling, also when it gets to about 10k rpms it hesitates alot and will not go past 10k, in between bike runs fine...carb issues? ur thoughts??? thx again...

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    Re: bike running poor....help

    Sounds like the carbs need a good cleaning/sync. That's a good place to start at least.
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    Sounds like you need the carbs cleaned and synched.

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    See, the problem is going to be a little expensive. It appears you have a Yamaha. The only real way to fix this is to buy a Honda.
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    Re: bike running poor....help

    Did it just start doing this? Was it running good before?
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    Re: bike running poor....help

    Quote Originally Posted by dragos13 View Post
    Did it just start doing this? Was it running good before?
    Good question
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    Re: bike running poor....help

    Yes just started doin this...do u think exhaust has anything to do with it??? Just put on a new delkevic carbon shorty and does not do it anymore, weird? Maybe no backpressure from old exhaust?

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    Re: bike running poor....help

    Quote Originally Posted by ShortyC_303 View Post
    Yes just started doin this...do u think exhaust has anything to do with it??? Just put on a new delkevic carbon shorty and does not do it anymore, weird? Maybe no backpressure from old exhaust?
    yes.
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