550 weird idle and bogging out

[william_henry]

Hello,
Yesterday my bike was running fine. the idle was a little rough and i had to keep on the gas a little to keep it running. but it had perfect acceleration!
Today same idle problem but when I take off and open the throtle it boggs down and doesnt want to take off. it will cruise at low rpms. what could the problem be?

Clogged fuel filter possibly?

[BassCliff]

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Hi Mr. william_henry,

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[william_henry]

Awesome! Thanks for all the info. I just found this forum after hours of searching fo info on my bike lastngiht=) Ill get some pictures posted up soon.