Confused.......

[L1LMONSTA23]

I just got back from a 3000 mile ride. 2009 street glide with now 13k miles on it. After i got back from my nice "bikeaction" my bike suddenly feels just slightly under-powered. Almost feels like i'm riding into a strong head wind. Just had 2 new tires put on. Also, it appears that my gas mileage has plummeted too. I'll check with this tank of gas to make sure. I have noticed that my drive belt seems a little loose. That is just in my opinion, as i don't know how tight or loose it should be.

Just wondering if you all could possibly make suggestions as to what i could check/look for as far as diagnosing my issue. Oh, i also have vans & hines big radius pipes on it with the vans & hines fuelpak.

Thank you all in advance for your opinions and input.

 

[Bluebowtie]

How dirty is the air cleaner


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[Spazz]

Thats what I was gonna say first....beat me to it.

If you have more black soot around exhaust and even visual when running. You can pull plugs and check for nice golden dark brown ( not black) for a good burning mixture.

 

[somtron]

Check that your brakes aren't hanging up a little.

 

[L1LMONSTA23]

Air cleaner isn't too bad. Haven't checked plugs yet. I did notice I'm getting a little bit more than normal "blow by" oil coming from the cleaner/breather.