[crazyivan45]

Thanks for the heads up. Should I be worried about the afterfire with the slip on? It doesnt bother me, I just want to make sure its not damaging anything. (perhaps 'afterfire' is the incorrect term. It's popping when I let off the throttle once the bike has warmed up. no smoke or anything, just popping with the throttle closed at speed. Been a while, but as I recall afterfire is usually indicative of unburnt fuel cooking off in the exhaust, which would indicate a too rich mixture?)

 

[crazyivan45]

Will simply disconnecting the negative terminal suffice or should i disconnect the battery entirely?

 

[crazyivan45]

Never unplugged it to begin with. Wanted to find out more before i did anything

 

[crazyivan45]

Disconnected the battery but didn't have any impact. Switched from 86 to 93 octane, also no change. Backfire is still present on decel and occasionaly on switching gears. Seems to get more noticeable as the bike warms up. Does not seem to be running any hotter than normal. I should note that I took it in two weeks ago for its yearly service and to have them check on why the bike had begun backfiring (still had stock exhaust at the time). Mechanic said not to worry about it, everything checked out fine. Became more noticeable after switching to the slip on. Sorry if I am beating a dead horse here, but is it damaging anything? Doesnt sound like gun shots, more like small fire crackers