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79 GS 1000 Backfire

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First post and i freely admit that i have no business owning one of these bikes. As much as i love her, and i do, i can see that ownership requires much more bike knowledge than i have. I love to ride, but i am bike mechanical stupid.
I bought a GS 1000 3 years ago, my old man had one when i was a kid, and it reminded me of him. I havent ridden it much, but as of last summer, it was working and riding just fine.
This year, it is seemingly back firing. When reving the bike in neutral i can see a blue flame/spark coming from cylinder number 2.
What is this, and what should i do to remedy the situation?.
Plugs and wires are brand new.
Also, i want to keep this bike and have/am comitted to learning more and on what i need to do.

Dean
 
Hi Dean,

Welcome!!!:)

First thing is to search out Basscliff's web site and sift though all the great info there. One of the first things is download a proper manual. You should do all the bikes maintenance and then work on running problems (if there are any).

Good luck and welcome.:)
 
First place to start is almost always the Carbs, clean those to start with, dirty carbs can definitely cause backfiring.
 
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