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#122629 DrumDon (User) Real men have twins! Senior Boarder Posts: 254 Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   I love the sound of the "potato-potato-potato" gallopy sound my R* USED to make (kinda the Harley trademark, but not a Harley of course). I installed Roadhouse Dooleys a few weeks ago, and my bike ran with the 'potato' gallop sound - awesome! I don't know what happened, but it's not doing it anymore! Now it's back to the metric non-irregular (would that be considered 'regular' then?!) chug. All I've done since the install is minorly adjust my idle knob a little here and there. No PMS adjustment or jetting. Anyone know how to get my potato back??   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/09/21 21:21 By DrumDon.     The administrator has disabled public write access. #122639 RoadstarB (User) Take off work and RIDE, You can work anytime. Gold Boarder Posts: 678 Re:Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   LOL, Sometimes mine seems like it lopes better than other times, but when mine caught the dreaded svs I guess it sounded more like my old HD LOL, Although the Roadstar is a metric bike, the sound is close to the HD but will never be the same as an HD. I love the sound the Roady makes, you can still pick it out of a crowd of HDs.......When Harley left the Evo single cam to go to TwinCam motors they lost some of thier lope. My old Sporter 1200 was my best sounding bike. IF you want more lope get the bigbore kit and change the cams?,,,,Like the old saying goes, want more inches, stroke it!   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/09/21 21:37 By RoadstarB.     The administrator has disabled public write access. #122656 DrumDon (User) Real men have twins! Senior Boarder Posts: 254 Re:Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   Where'd you recommend I start looking into a big bore kit? How 'bout a cam? I'm interested... Hey your bike looks awesome! What kinda bard you put on it? 13" apes?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #122691 Flashback (Moderator) The devil to pay, and no pitch hot Moderator Posts: 4314 Re:Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   Hey DD, the adjusting the idle is probably what caused the lope to go..did you speed it up? also the cooler drier air now that fall is coming will cause it too. actually, IMO the engine is running cleaner if it isn't loping...   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #122698 Pop Rivet (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 2745 Re:Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   very interesting...the potato sound should be tied to the ignition... and the carb helps too...maybe the exhaust effects it too I notice a very distinct off beet with my current exhaust click on Listen..below my sig pic   Logged     Last Edit: 2008/09/22 07:34 By Pop Rivet.   2009 Ultra Classic HD...2005 Silverado Road Star Listen to the Road Star   The administrator has disabled public write access. #122703 Flashback (Moderator) The devil to pay, and no pitch hot Moderator Posts: 4314 Re:Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   definatly ignition Pop, rpm has a lot to do with hearing the lag time in the firing sequence..as the rpm is increased, you don't hear the lag as much.. fuel mix seems to exagerate it quite a bit tho..notice when you first start a cold engine, when the choke is on full, as it warms up the lope starts to get more defined and as you ease the choke in you eliminate some of it..   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #122738 SobaCracka (User) It's best to eat crow while fresh. Platinum Boarder Posts: 1518 Re:Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   I'm in Flashback's camp. I have a hunch that if you drop the idle some, you'll get the lope back.   Logged     Earl in Catonsville, MD   The administrator has disabled public write access. #122740 Crusierbob (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 494 Re:Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   If you want the "HD Lope" that their older bikes had, sure don't hear it much since fuel injection became the standard, lower your idle. Of course your Roadie likes a little higher idle to circulate the oil when it is idling. I keep mine up and it still stumbles a little, but I love the sound and would not trade it for anything else.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #122771 slyguy (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1158 Re:Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   Pop Rivet wrote: I notice a very distinct off beet with my current exhaust Beets, potatos and chickens... Sounds like a pot of chicken soup cookin'   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #122776 slezy (User) Gold Boarder Posts: 657 Re:Where'd my potato go??? 2 Months ago   The roady has a higher exhaust velocity than a hog ya might get potato,potato'potato....but more like hot potato.hot potato,hot potato it's all in the adjustments   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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