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Iron Butt
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| Just an FYI, I'm replacing my plugs at 35K and the originals are pretty much worn out. Both center electrodes are worn on an angle and the ground electrodes are thinned out. The gaps are over .040". I guess that's about as long as they'll last :-)
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Cruiser
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Desert Hot Springs (Palm Springs area), CA | I found that at round 20k my originals needed to be replaced for the same reasons...
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | yeah, I've got about 50,000 out of a set, but they looked pitiful when I finally changed them. I about burned them up in a parade and I had to pull them to reset the gap so the bike would start back up. |
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Tourer
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Vineland, NJ United States | what's the recommended plug? and what is the gap supposed to be? |
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Tourer
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Albuquerque, NM | DCPR6E gap is .034 or .85mm |
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Visionary
Posts: 4278
| I checked my gap on my plugs after ten thousand miles and found they were at 0.40 so now check them more often.
By the way when I went to my Vic dealer and ask for some he said he would have to order them. They are a Gold Wing store all so and I said the wing takes the same plug. In a very not polite manner he told me know way that a wing plug would fit. My dealer is four miles from my house. But I ride twenty eight miles to get parts now. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 80
| Victory says to "inspect" the Vision spark plugs every 5,000 miles, and replace them at 30,000 miles. I would recommend changing them at 20,000 miles. The NGK DCPR6E is a pretty common plug and about $6.00 each. Torque to 12 ft lbs.
DP
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Cruiser
Posts: 91
| Bought my plugs at the Honda dealer after my Vic dealer said they have to order the plugs in. Changed mine at 35,000 |
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Glendale, AZ United States | The plugs are 2.39 at amazon. Advance auto parts also carries them in addition to Auto zone. Forget about the motorcycle places and their 40-50% markup on the plugs as well as most of everything else. I would raid the change jar and replace these every 10K and you should be all set. Spend the 6 bucks and have the peace of mind. Now, where's that sandwich the wife was supposed to make me 
w.amazon.com/NGK-DCPR6E-Standard-Spark-Plug/dp/B0000AXR7V |
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Tourer
Posts: 573
Central Illinois | nailer - 2014-01-15 6:25 PM DCPR6E gap is .034 or .85mm According to my owner's manual the specified gap is 0.031" to 0.035". I would shoot for the middle at 0.033 or even toward the narrow 0.031 side a bit to allow for electrode erosion between checks. |
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Visionary
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Sand Rock, AL United States | 70,500 miles on original plugs but I'm going to replace them before Daytona Bike Week in March. |
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Tourer
Posts: 466
Grand Cane, LA | Get some iridium plugs and be done with it. They are not much more and you just about can't foul them. I run a set of the DCPR8IX which is one range colder since I ride a lot in 100 degree temperatures and have yet had to do anything to them other than check them. |
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Visionary
Posts: 4278
| A cold spark plug does not care what the out side temp is. Colder plug burns gas at a different burn |
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Cruiser
Posts: 92
Moncks Corner, SC United States | I ran E-3's in my Kingpin and now in the Vision. They are kind of like the split fire plugs. Work great. |
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Tourer
Posts: 466
Grand Cane, LA | Hotter air off of hot asphalt also burns at a different rate than cold air. Less oxygen to burn so you need a colder plug to keep from pre-igniting the already warm air and warm fuel. I've ridden a lot of dirt bikes in my day and can tell it makes a difference.
Edited by atvtinker 2014-01-18 1:05 PM
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Cruiser
Posts: 232
| Jimbo62 - 2014-01-18 2:06 AM
I ran E-3's in my Kingpin and now in the Vision. They are kind of like the split fire plugs. Work great.
so you saying the E3 will work well on my vision will give then a try THanks.
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Puddle Jumper
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Salisbury, MD United States | Yes -- I was curious about the E3 too. I ran them in my old Boulevard and the bike really seemed to come to life. I will get some for my VV!
Thanks for the input. |
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Tourer
Posts: 411
Dallas, Texas | I changed to these Pulstar he1it Spark Plug about 24 months ago, and my power went up and gas mileage improve about 10%. Gap set at .035.
Edited by iluvink 2014-01-24 10:38 PM
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Cruiser
Posts: 52
The Great Northwet | Jimbo62 - 2014-01-18 12:06 AM
I ran E-3's in my Kingpin and now in the Vision. They are kind of like the split fire plugs. Work great.
James,
Am curious which E3 you used? |
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Cruiser
Posts: 92
Moncks Corner, SC United States | I don't know the part number right off hand, but I originally went to the E-3 website and did a search for my year and model. Then I took that to sparkplugs.com and ordered them there. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 92
Moncks Corner, SC United States | The part number is E3.36. Here is the link:
http://www.sparkplugs.com/product.aspx?zpid=3461 |
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