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For a week or so I had been riding my bike on a low battery (about 7 volts out of 12) but the bike still fired up and ran great. Yesterday I finally had time to recharge the battery. I then took her out on a ride and stopped to refill with premium 91 octane gas. After about riding 2 blocks the engine just stopped. I checked the plugs and they where covered with black soot. I cleaned them off as much as possible and reinstalled. The bike finally fired up after trying to kickstart it for about 10 minutes. By the way, the engine started only after I had shut off the tanks. I turned the tanks back on and was able to ride off for a couple more blocks when the engine conked out again. Cleaned the plugs and got it to start. At this point, I was just trying to make it home. I did notice that the engine would feel like dying only when decelarating. I would rev the engine at the stop light and proceed. However coming to another stop, even while reving, the engine would eventually die for the 3rd time. The plugs were black and sooty as ever. I suspect a rich gas mixture. But how to correct? Am I using using too high of a gas octane? As for the electrics, there is a spark from the plugs but is it enough? Could this be the problem? Re-charged battery the problem? Anyway, it ended up with the wife bringing the truck to pick me and the bike up. Not a banner day indeed. Sugeestions / comments welcome. Thanks.
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