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Triumph troubles

: I have a 1979 Triumph T140E with Q: 17,000 miles on it. I’m the second owner and it has been well maintained. However, I’ve been stumped by an issue lately that I hope you can help me with. The bike starts very easily and idles well. When I’m accelerating, say from a stop sign, it has a stutter and occasional mild backfire at approximately 2,000rpm. It clears up at 2,500-3,000rpm and runs strongly after that to higher revs. If I roll on the throttle slowly, it does not do it. If I