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Hi guys. Xt600e 92. 26k. Starting takes ages and while trying it bangs a few times..twice its ran the battery flat. What could be wrong...left it a half hour then tried it again..it started no trouble at all. Took it a couple o miles. But i have it on trickle charge just now...it has a loud can on it. Could the backfire be because of the loud can..ive ran it with the can on it before. But till yesterday the bike had laid up 6 weeks..any thoughts
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You may have an air leak on the intake boots, this makes a lean mixture that can backfire. Intake boots are famous for getting hard and can leak air.
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I drained my carb bowl. Took thd plug out checked it out. The plug was old an sooty black..it sparked intermitantly with white spark...changed the plug..i then hsd a fine blue spark..screwd it in..gassed up the carb an it started first button..before i attacked all this. I had tried again to start it..an it backfired real loud..now a happy bunny...cheers guys.
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Intake Boots

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Hi steve...no pm there...
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PM now, sorry, been away working.
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Steve:

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I've read this a couple of times.
As I understand it, either
A. You are not named "Steve" (it's possible that only you know this)

B. You are the wrong "Steve" for the PM



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Black sooty plug = running rich, burning too much fuel for the O2 available makes the soot.
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