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Monsterron
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2014 - 09:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Leaving Sat and I cannot find info on the GOOD SPARKPLUG to use Any help? Thank you
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Trojan
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2014 - 09:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

NGK DCPR9IEX Iridium plaus are the very best for Buell use.

No fouling like the originals.
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Monsterron
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2014 - 10:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Trojan... THANK YOU SIR
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Electraglider_1997
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2014 - 10:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Never tried Iridiums but have only fouled one stock plug in 44,000 miles and that was a rear plug at 5,000 miles. Blipping the throttle was the cause so I never blipped anymore and no more fouled plugs.

Besides costing more, what do Iridiums provide over the stock plugs because fouling isn't really a problem as far as I'm concerned.
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Hughlysses
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2014 - 10:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Besides costing more, what do Iridiums provide over the stock plugs because fouling isn't really a problem as far as I'm concerned.

They'd probably last virtually forever if you wanted to leave them in that long as the iridium electrode is very wear-resistant. I've run the NGK iridiums in both my Uly and my old Honda VT500FT Ascot (which oddly enough, seeing how it's a water-cooled V-twin, uses the same exact plug except as the Buell with a removable widget on top where the spark plug boot snaps on), but I can't honestly say I've been able to see any measurable increase in performance or gas mileage.
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Ourdee
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2014 - 07:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Iridiums let my XT start at lower temps with less chance of fouling. I did manage to foul the iridiums though. The colder it was out the more power it made.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Thursday, July 03, 2014 - 11:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

10R12A's work just fine in my '06...matter of fact, I just pulled out a set that had 20k miles on them because I figured it was time for new ones. The gap had worn/opened up from .035" to .045"...but other than that...lol.

Never fouled one. Ever.
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