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So I've been having an intermittent issue of my bike stalling after I start it up. I start it up, and it will idle real weak, drop to around 1100-1200 at the most before rising up to around 1300 where it idles smoothly (if it doesn't just stall after dropping to 1100.) If I start it back up again, it will drop right to around 1300 and idle fine. Bike ran fine otherwise.
Even though they shouldn't need to be changed, the 7.5k service calls for the plugs to be changed. I figured, what the hell, I'll change them and switch to the iridiums (CR8EIX.) Plugs came out looking like this:
The 2 blacker ended ones were both in the front
New vs. Old
I've only started the bike up once and went for one short ride. I'm not one to jump to conclusions but it did seem to start up better and run smoother.
Some background info... It's an 08 DL650 that I bought last year with only 1400 miles or so. It was barely ridden. I previously bought a bike in a similar situation. It only had a few hundred miles on it but was about 5 years old. That bike refused to start shortly after I bought it because the plugs were fouled so bad. I assume the owners tend to start these bikes up and not ride them, thinking that this is helping the bike rather than letting it sit. I think this causes the plugs to foul up fairly quickly.
What do you guys think? Do you think these plugs might have had something to do with my intermittent start up issue?
PS. I will definitely report back once I have ridden it more on the new plugs.
Even though they shouldn't need to be changed, the 7.5k service calls for the plugs to be changed. I figured, what the hell, I'll change them and switch to the iridiums (CR8EIX.) Plugs came out looking like this:
The 2 blacker ended ones were both in the front


New vs. Old

I've only started the bike up once and went for one short ride. I'm not one to jump to conclusions but it did seem to start up better and run smoother.
Some background info... It's an 08 DL650 that I bought last year with only 1400 miles or so. It was barely ridden. I previously bought a bike in a similar situation. It only had a few hundred miles on it but was about 5 years old. That bike refused to start shortly after I bought it because the plugs were fouled so bad. I assume the owners tend to start these bikes up and not ride them, thinking that this is helping the bike rather than letting it sit. I think this causes the plugs to foul up fairly quickly.
What do you guys think? Do you think these plugs might have had something to do with my intermittent start up issue?
PS. I will definitely report back once I have ridden it more on the new plugs.