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Sid Squid · 25-01-14, 03:59 PM

Is it an exhaust noise? If yes, then it's weak at the bottom end - a weak mixture results in slow combustion and is thus still burning when arriving in the exhaust often causing a popping sound. Weak could mean an intake leak, or carb blockage/obstruction.

25-01-14, 03:59 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	SV650SX curvy loud popping at idle Is it an exhaust noise? If yes, then it's weak at the bottom end - a weak mixture results in slow combustion and is thus still burning when arriving in the exhaust often causing a popping sound. Weak could mean an intake leak, or carb blockage/obstruction. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"