garykohl2
XS650 Member
Ok its a 80 XS650 with pods and exhaust. It is jetted right and does not have the cheap pods on it. Now for my problem......
It has been running great and strong through the whole rpm range. I rode yesterday with no problems. Today I fired it up and it seemed ok except it was popping out one exhaust pipe. I rode about 3 miles and it just didn't run well and was popping on decel out the one pipe pretty badly. I turned around to come back home and it progressivly got worse and acts like it is running on one cylinder and it is spitting and popping like crazy. I was worried that it might not make it back home. It almost sounds like it isn't getting enough fuel (like it is running out of gas) I pulled the carbs and the bowls had pleanty of gas, all the jets were clean, and I couldn't find any problems at all. I then checked the battery and it is fully charged so I know that isn't the problem.
What else should I look at? Would the ignition system just take a dump and make it run like that? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
It has been running great and strong through the whole rpm range. I rode yesterday with no problems. Today I fired it up and it seemed ok except it was popping out one exhaust pipe. I rode about 3 miles and it just didn't run well and was popping on decel out the one pipe pretty badly. I turned around to come back home and it progressivly got worse and acts like it is running on one cylinder and it is spitting and popping like crazy. I was worried that it might not make it back home. It almost sounds like it isn't getting enough fuel (like it is running out of gas) I pulled the carbs and the bowls had pleanty of gas, all the jets were clean, and I couldn't find any problems at all. I then checked the battery and it is fully charged so I know that isn't the problem.
What else should I look at? Would the ignition system just take a dump and make it run like that? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!