Just pulled the plugs from my newly acquired 91 MC21 that was running sluggish on the bottom end and through part mid-range. When riding, power comes on strong at around 5000 rpm, but below that feels lackluster. The plugs (bike had NGK BR9ECMs) were in pretty fouled shape and since I was unable to find a new set I wire-wheeled them clean and reinstalled. Compression is good at around 100psi in both cylinders, but when I started her back up it appeared as though the rear cylinder wasn't firing consistently at idle and through mid-range. Spark was there (it looked a little weak while cranking by hand, in the dark for visibility, with plug attached and grounded) and fuel appears to be flowing reasonably well to both cylinders. I swapped plugs between cylinders and it didn't make a difference, rear cylinder was obviously colder coming out the pipe (also blowing more smoke) and would pop when the throttle was cracked from idle, while front cylinder had good, hot, clean exhaust with either plug.

Any suggestions on why the rear cylinder isn't running consistent at idle/low rpms? My ideas center around these issues: plugs bad, inconsistent/weak spark, bad plug lead, weak coil, carb not flowing at capacity through low speed circuit. Bike has factory pipes and around 19k miles. Not sure if it has had wire splice, jet mods or is deristricted. It runs strong when into and past mid-range (5k to redlline). Any help on areas to check is appreciated.

Also, can I run the same plug in the Iridium version?





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