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Originally Posted by Sideshow_S View Post
There are a ton of threads on the vibration in the handlebars and the fuel injection surging that you experience when the throttlebodies are out.

If you're getting that popping that is maybe better known as "pinging" or detonation from lean burning, consider changing your air filter if you haven't. I think I've discovered the bike that I rode for 5000 miles than blew up was all the lean combustion that came from a clogged K&N. Stupidly, I never considered it being the culprit of all the pinging until I pulled the filter out during the teardown.
If you have a clogged air filter then it will not get enough air causing it to run rich not lean.
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