[rickmanning]

1985 gl1200 spits and sputters between 2 and 3 gear but runs good otherwise. bad carb?

 

[Cantankerous]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Sounds like you might have a bad carb. If your RPM is below 3000 it will show up more with a plugged low speed circuit.

 

[detdrbuzzard]

hello rick, welcome to GWOF. i see cantankerous is helping you

 

[budoka]

One other thing, check to see that the drain holes in the plug recesses are clear. Moisture build up in there often acts similarly.