2000 Harley Davidson XL 1200 C Sportster Custom "smoke" Questions

my bike smokes under load. 165 io 185 psi compression. What color is the smoke? If it's blue or black, that signifies that you're running way too rich on the main jet. If it smokes white, that's oil ...

..., its running rich . at idle the rpm goes up and down , also its smoking through the pipes , black smoke It's time to service the carb. You've got raw fuel getting into the carb when it's not ...

...rough like not on all cylinders not sure about kind of carb but its stock with bike and black smoke coming out of front cylinder and plug is black like carbon buildup inb frt cylinder If it's ...

I have a 1998 Sportster 1200 custom that idles rough and has black smoke comming from the exhaust. It has been sitting for a little while with Seafoam in it. It starts fine but I have to have the ...

...The shift lever moves up and down on all gears but the bike acts as if in neutral at all times, smoke coming out of a hose on left side of bike. Looks like a overflow hose, not connected to ...

its smokeing Have a leak down test ran on the engine. That will tell you what is bad. If you have about 30-40K on the engine, it may be ready for a top end. Good Luck Steve

Joe i ask yesterday about my 1200 sportster blowing black smoke and jumping and jerkng going down the road i pulledthe tank off my oter 2007 and it ddnt chage anything codes po118, po261, po263, ...