2000 Honda VT 1100 C Shadow Spirit "idle" Questions

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sloppy idle,sloppy low end throttle,back firing when coasting down Back fire on coasting down,deceleration,is a lean condition,that will also cause the idle,low end sloppy throttle,idle speed jet has ...

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My Honda 1100C will not idle...runs great as long as your pouring gas or starter fluid to it but REFUSES to idle? Any Suggestions? You probably need to remove the carburetors an thoroughly clean the ...

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when at idle it shuts off and while down shifting it backfires You may be experiencing ethanol fuel , it can lower your idle. Use the idle adjust screw on the carburetors to raise the isle enough it ...

Question about Honda VT 1100 C Shadow Spirit Motorcycles

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...and waited a few then started back up. went about 100 yards then shut down. Since then it will only idle, if I hit the throdle, it dies. When it is idling it sounds as good as before. Does it sound ...

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Filled up with gas now won't run much more than at idle This sounds like it could be a clogged fuel filter and/or some bad gas. I know it's not a lot of information but I hope it helps.

My Honda 1100 starts and will idle perfectly all day, However, it sputters and dies when I try to throttle it up. Sounds like the high speed circuit in the carbs is clogged. Startron, from auto parts ...

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...in rpm's in the normal fashion, allowing the choke to be taken off and settle into a normal idle. Even after several minutes of what seems to be a normal idle with the choke on full, it will ...

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...for 20-30 minutes I lose power, starts to backfire and forces me to pull over, after it starts to idle again smoothly I can start back out and go for another 3-5 minutes and the cycle repeats

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Runs rough Idles fine but runs rough Sync the carbs, before clean them.

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