pdorman
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Just bought a 1998 Sportster 1200C and rode it to work for the first time today. Straight hiway for about 10 miles then have a pretty good corner to take to and off ramp. Came off the corner about 45 mph and the bike seemed to stumble like a fuel issue. I throttled it on and it came out of it but my question is are the Harley's prone to such issues do the the cv carb? My previous metric cruisers V45's with 4 carbs never had an issue.
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Phil
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Tommy Tune
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That sounds wierd to me. I've never heard of that before. Maybe the carb is just jetted wrong?
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Payloader
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I had a '94 Sportster and never had any issues like that. So, if it's the carb, and it sounds like it is, it is an isolated incident and specific to your bike. I know carbs don't like to get too far off kilter, but it sounds like you weren't too far over.
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arthurn
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Had a 05 sportster and never had an issue with the carb in the turns.
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Carraway
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Did you buy from a dealer? If you did, the bike should have been tuned up. If you didn't buy from a dealer, take it to one, describe the problem, and get it fixed. A tune up may be all that's needed. But the Harley carbs are reliable and I agree with Tommy Tune that maybe the jetting is wrong. There are any number of things that could cause what you describe.
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Payloader
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Or... Take it to a good independent wrench.
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