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Hi Guys
This problem is solved but I would like to post it here for future reference.
When I picked up my Bobber, I immediately noticed that it would back fire a lot. The demo bike was not the one I bought, my bike had 0 miles on the odometer. My dealer is 100 miles away from my house (I live in Texas, big state!!!) and as I continued to put the miles I kept getting concerned about riding a brand new bike home (for 100 miles) with such tremendous back fire (not only on deceleration but also with the throttle open at a steady speed). About 4 miles into the ride I decided to turn around and go back to the dealer. As I go back the engine light comes on!!! I am starting to wonder if I had bought a lemon instead of a Bobber. When I get to the dealer I left the bike running so the salesman and service guy could see the engine light ON. They apologized (like they should, it was a brand new bike afterall) and took the bike inside. Half hour later the service manager comes to talk to me and tells me the problem is fixed. I wonder what was such a problem on a brand new bike. He said, during assembly they connected the oxygen sensor wires wrong!!!
So I guess the engine computer got confused with the mixed signals threw the towel and the engine light came ON.
I went home with a brand new bike running now perfectly!!
So just keep in mind if something like this happens to your brand new bike!!
Cheers,
Luis
This problem is solved but I would like to post it here for future reference.
When I picked up my Bobber, I immediately noticed that it would back fire a lot. The demo bike was not the one I bought, my bike had 0 miles on the odometer. My dealer is 100 miles away from my house (I live in Texas, big state!!!) and as I continued to put the miles I kept getting concerned about riding a brand new bike home (for 100 miles) with such tremendous back fire (not only on deceleration but also with the throttle open at a steady speed). About 4 miles into the ride I decided to turn around and go back to the dealer. As I go back the engine light comes on!!! I am starting to wonder if I had bought a lemon instead of a Bobber. When I get to the dealer I left the bike running so the salesman and service guy could see the engine light ON. They apologized (like they should, it was a brand new bike afterall) and took the bike inside. Half hour later the service manager comes to talk to me and tells me the problem is fixed. I wonder what was such a problem on a brand new bike. He said, during assembly they connected the oxygen sensor wires wrong!!!
So I guess the engine computer got confused with the mixed signals threw the towel and the engine light came ON.
I went home with a brand new bike running now perfectly!!
So just keep in mind if something like this happens to your brand new bike!!
Cheers,
Luis
