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Engine bogging

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Long story because I'm not entirely sure whether coincidence or cause. I have an 82 GS 1100e. It has always run a little rich with V&H 4-1, haven't messed with it. Was driving home from work Friday and it died on me at a light. No biggie started it up and it just died again. Started it again and revved it up and let the clutch slip a bit too much and I'm 45 degrees from where I was before and surprised, but I'm rolling. Give it gas to accelerate and it just lugs like crazy. I'm in a proper gear, but it lugs and sounds horrible coming out of the exhaust. Once I get over 4k rpm I notice it seems to be back to normal and pull like hell. So I upshift: lug lug lug lug lug. Pull into Kroger a mile from home and let it sit for a bit, restart it, same noise. Call friend to pick me up, he gets there I turn it on so he can hear it, runs like a champ. Ride home and it acts up as I'm pulling into the driveway.

Anyway, I fiddled around some more, a couple of the spark plugs look mildly? fouled, but I don't know enough to diagnose them. But it was consistently bogging below 4k rpm and fine above that.
 
Sounds like you may have picked up some crap in your pilot circuits in the carbs. What does the inside of your tank look like? is it rusty? you will probably have to pull and clean the carbs.
 
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