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[Graham43]

So grandkids up and we fire up sidecar for ride, warms up nicely then cuts out. Change plug and runs great again. I know the Electra eats plugs but this is ridiculous. Just ordered a batch of new ones from here.

[Craig]

I don't know what Bike or Model you have ..i presume Classic? "See the many other posts on this subject"...my 2p worth on Classic iron engines is this.. i did not believe Enfields eat spark plugs till it happend to me,,how ever i have run the same make of plugs in other 500s and no problem at all...and in 350s (touch wood)never a problem...its fate or fairies.. ;0)

[Dennis C]

Some bikes can be difficult with the make of plug used, my Super Meteor destroyed NGK plugs, I now use the Champion equivalent without problems, sorry I don't know why this is, don't make sense to me but it happens.

[Beezabryan]

An iridium plug did it for me though the naysayers will have it otherwise.

[Leon Novello]

I had a iridium plug in the Bullet for nearly 20,000 kms, only changed it because the engine needed a `hotter` plug.

[Nettshubby]

Isn't the Electra a lean burn engine? That would be a good way of "eating" plugs, I would think they run pretty hot through running lean. Maybe a colder/ harder plug would help?

[Nettshubby]

And pulling a chair, with someone in it!!

[Graham43]

...last one was an Iridium BR9EIX, and yes it did a lot of chair lugging last year with a 2005 Electra X engine.

[nigelphoto]

Graham NGK 9 is too cold, should be 6, roughly equivalent to factory fitted Bosch-WR7DDC4. Which, incidentally our hosts recommend is the best plug but every armchair Brigadier on here has their own pet theory!

[Beezabryan]

Hindsight is marvelous for the "notabrigadier" who can make air his wisdom on a fact not disclosed until the "brigadiers" have tried to help the chap.