[nedreck]

Hey folks, been a while since I posted here. Long story short, I dumped my bike a little over a week ago. My dumb I admit, but enough of that. I do know I need to "re-center" the triples and check the whole bike over. My flaming question now............


I just had it running in the garage allowing it to warm up some. I rapped the throttle a few times and this is the first time I noticed a pretty blue flame "popping" out of my pipes (V&H Big Shots) on engine decel. I do have a homemade BAK and stock ECU, richened up 3-4 points from stock I believe (I have it writtne down somewhere). Is this normal? I have never seen it before and just wondering. I know the air fliters could stand a cleaning and the plugs could use a change. Bike has almost 30K (29.8K) miles. Please feed me your thoughts on this.





Thanks, Bob

 

[datman7890]

I have the same set up (but richer) and I have the same thing happen now and then. My buddy noticed it the other day when we left my house at about 10pm and 30 degrees out.

 

[brb03]

samsons and power commander with map from dynojet website... same popping. every once and a while i get a pretty loud backfire too. hopefully more will chime in.

 

[antitech1]

Blue flames? ..thats so cool!

 

[arizonawarrior]

That give a whole new meaning to "Light 'em Up!" The heck withsaving gas money by leaning out the air:fuel - the blue flame out the pipes looks too cool!

 

[parkinglot]

i have ground pounders on a stock bike,, no flames here..my buddy has a set of V&H pipes on his stock hardley DWG and it shoots flames, it also drips oil....

 

[Scissors]

It happens when your bike's running rich at that moment.





It's not to be confused with a backfire, which is when fuel ignites and "explodes backward" into your air intake.

 

[Badger]

That sounds about right. Have you still got the AIS fitted?

 

[knyland]

my speed star pipe did it with a member form this sites map. it was just a little rich. if i rapped the throttle a couple times the fuel would build up in the pipe and push blue flames out about a foot. No worries just lean it out or live with it.

 

[nedreck]

AIS has been removed also. Thanks for the input folks. I will post a follow up after I do the tune up and such.

 

[slngshott]

Mine does it once in a while. As said it may be a tad rich.I would rather have it rich than lean.

 

[jihbone]

im runnin street sweepers and if i keep on it between 4 and 5k its shooting flames out both pipes. noticed at work during nite bored and was fixin bike. mostly blue hints of orange. kinda odd coming out of ur longer pipes ive seen on short pipes unbaffed but never on longer pipes.