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My #3 cylinder plug has an intermittent spark issue. Sometimes it won’t fire at all, sometimes it quits on me a mile into the ride and I limp home…doing the walk of shame past my dog. The same issue occurs when the ignition coil is switched, so it isn’t my plug wire or ignition coil. My plug...

I’m trying to get this 1978 XS750 running and I noticed burnt oil or residue from incomplete combustion in the cylinder #2 intake port. Cylinders #1 and #3 look nice and clean. I’ve attached photos for reference. I admittedly tried to run the bike with pretty nasty carbs before starting the...

I'm attempting to bring my 1977 XS750 triple back to life. It started to run poorly (inconsistent idling and bogging down when rolling throttle), and then sat for a couple years. I was able to get it to fire up, but it was backfiring, stalling, and missing cylinder 2. I broke the carbs down and...