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Thread: 05 XB9SX Stumbling

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    I just bought my first bike, an 05 XB9Sx. Somewhere between the test ride and getting her registered she's developed a hesitation. It seems to be worse when I'm in traffic and getting hot. Once I get going again it seems to clear up. Any ideas? Oh, it's bone stock. No airbox, filter, ECM or exhaust mods.

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    Lower RPMs I'm guessing? Inspect/replace you're spark plugs (NGK# DCPR9EIX) if needed & always use 93 octane gas (in case you didn't know). Also, the Breather Reroute may help also and will be better for your Intake.

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    Yes, lower RPMs, and especially when it's hot. The seat gets pretty hot too, is that normal?

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    LOL, Everything getting Hot is normal for our bikes, especially bone stock. You'll know if it's overheating because it will go into Spark-Skip mode.

    Get you a right side scoop, make sure to run Bike-specific Full synthetic, and get into tuning/datalogging later on and you'll be able to cool it down significantly.

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    Good deal. I read about the skip-spark mode. What does that act like? Thanks for your patience with my newbie questions!



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