Very inspiring indeed! Stay safe!!!

You’re welcome. I like sharing my experiences with my toys and I’m glad that you got something out of it. More to come as I move back home.

Thanks for watching!

This problem was common than I thought. I went with this route and got lucky. The reason I say that is because I have friends with the 03-04s that had to also keep troubleshooting afterwards since the problem came back. The other fixes are the stator, rectifier, fuel filter, and fuel pump. Some just dealt with it by bumping up the idle. I hope yours are the coils or plugs like mine. It is worth changing them anyway especially if you haven’t done it before or it has been a long time since. Be patient brother, I love this bike too much to give up on it too!

@@StylishGreaseMonkey its definitely the best place to start troubleshooting n the least expensive... lately power comes n goes I stay on top of all the regular maintenance, so truly feels like its just a misfire 🤞I really appreciate the video & the feedback thanks a million ✊😎🤙🔥☝WHEELZ UP ☝🔥

@@wheelzup6035 Cool, please continue to share information for the rest of the community. Stay safe!

@@StylishGreaseMonkey Hey my 03 rr runs and idles just fine and doesn’t missfire but does bog a bit at wot in the midrange and then anything past 10k falls on its face and sorta studders. Its not as bad with 50 percent throttle help please!!

@@justinoutwest8894 My recommendation is to start with the basics if you haven’t already. Ground, battery health, and charging systems. One of my bikes had this issue before and it was a failed rectifier. Well, it was failing and having issues maintaining voltage at high rpm. Bench check it and replace with OEM or Denso only. I had bad luck with other manufacturers when it comes to electronics.

I’m glad this vid helped. It’s a good start for back firing issues. Let me know if you have other questions.

Thanks brother! The 05 has the same configuration. There are differences internally and a new chassis but otherwise lots of similarities. I unfortunately sold this bike when I left Okinawa. I’m back to my Harleys now but I may get another cbr soon.

Gosh this was a few years back and I’ve sold the bike since. Loved this bike but I had to leave it behind. I continue to ride my Harley though. I think I used the Purple Panda Lav mic to a canon T7i. I no longer use that setup. I now use the ZV1 from Sony with a Rode Mic Go II which is is super awesome. I use the purple panda on my helmet connected to a Go Pro.

I haven’t seen that happened yet (spark plug blow out). But if that’s really what happened and you have the 03-04 then I would recommend you to pull out the valve cover and see if you can extract the rest of the spark plugs (threaded part) from the heads without pulling out the heads. If the blowout is isolated to the spark plugs only and it didn’t destroy anything else around it then you should be able to put the valve cover back in with a new gasket and the rest back in. If the blow out destroyed other things like the heads then you’re going to have to consider a full rebuild or a motor change. I’m only making assessments based on the information you’ve provided and it seems you already have a mechanic helping you. These motors are high rev machines and I often took mine close to the red line so I am surprised that you’ve had a blow out. There has to be something that caused it so ask what your mechanic think it is before you put it back together.

I find that the rectifier eventually goes bad on these things and causes misfires and bad idle. The injectors wants a healthy and steady voltage/amps. Make sure your battery is healthy/new. I know you’ve already changed the things I may be thinking next. I learned to do these things from cheap to expensive vice the other way around. Good luck on troubleshooting it and let me know once it goes back to normal. Don’t forget to make sure your connections/ground is tight and clean.

@@StylishGreaseMonkey Thanks for the answer!

Autolite 4203 SP (same as Iridium). I bought Honda OEM coils since I didn’t want to chance that one. Might want to check out other possible faults on why you’re bike is not starting. Thanks.

Hi, oh gosh this was awhile back. The spark plugs I purchased have an additional tip that I had to unscrew to expose the actual tip of the plugs. This allowed the coil to fit and be snug. Hope this helps!

@@StylishGreaseMonkey so with the stock coils whats the approach just push in as hard as i can?

@@ImChrisKardiac I had to look up what I ordered to remember what I did. I ordered the Autolite XS4302 spark plugs and I removed the larger tip by unscrewing them and installing a smaller tip (I think I used the one I took off). I would recommend to take a spark plug off and mock it to the coils to make sure it is sliding correctly inside the coils. I had to use some form of leverage to push them in to the coil pockets because it is hard to do it by hand/fingers. I actually broke one of the coils because I made the mistake of putting pressure (with what I was using as leverage) on the plastic plug housing. I think I found some painters stick laying around and used that as leverage. Just make sure you use the top of the coil not the plastic plug housing. Also, don’t go crazy with it, if it’s in it’s in…

Depending on where you live and time of the year. It shouldn’t last though. After warm up then it should go away. If it continues to smoke after it warms up then you may have issues.

Aside from the normal set of tools (screwdrivers, pliers, ratchets), I used a 3/8 imch spark plug socket. This has a rubber boot inside to grab the spark plugs when you pull them out. The extensions are a combination of half inch, one and a one and a half. You’ll have to work a combination and different angles to get it in and out. The spark plugs are gapped pretty close to the required.080-.090 but I always check so you might want to have one of those also. You can get them from O’Reilly’s or other auto parts store (or Amazon). Hope this helps you. Be patient with it.

@@StylishGreaseMonkey it must be my eyes but what was connected to your spark plug socket where your fingers were twisting on and off

@@ProjektSol I had to go watch it again to make sure I didn’t miss what you saw. I’m using a short (shortest) extension with the socket and I am removing the longer extension because of the space and angle before I remove it out.

@@StylishGreaseMonkey Thank you!

Thank you sir! I’ll try that. I wasn’t aware that was happening.

My issues were that the bike would idle erratic and sometimes die. This was a helpful thing to do but the problem came back. The real fix was when I changed the regular/rectifier and a brand new battery. You have to be patient because it could be anything really. Here’s what I usually do for issues like yours and mine: - check your battery (if it’s older than a year I recommend a change). An old battery can cause issues with the fuel regulators. - make sure all your ground are solid including your battery post - check all fuses - check for wires frayed or cut - check all your vacuum lines I usually do all of the above first before I start to troubleshoot on the ignition system, fuel system, and sensors. If what I’m getting from your post that your bike actually starts and tries to idle then I would recommend (after you do the above) to check your rectifier/regulator. This is cheap so if you haven’t replaced it before, I would. Make sure the battery is good (not just holding a charge good but “good”). I would go to your fuel system check as well (fuel pump maybe). My bike is all original and untouched. I have no other persons to work on her and no one has hacked into the wires or parts. This could add to the difficulties of trouble shooting. Good luck, be patient.

Not really, just move it to the side. I did the first time but realized on the second and third time that I didn’t have to.

Inline 4s! After doing it once or twice it becomes so much easier and I don't mind. Absolutely right with the coolant flush/refill.

Bike was sold anyway because I’m moving… she was a good bike! Maybe…

I’ve never had issues with Autolite at 13k. I’ve had both on my bikes and they are good.

I totally agree!

I didn’t remove the radiator. I unbolted the filler tank on the right side and left it dangling. It’s tight but it works.