Slavvy
7th June 2011, 21:06
Went for a ride earlier tonight and happened to stall at a really awkward left-turn hillstart. Embarassing. Anyway, I rediscovered a problem I had ages ago (which I suppose never really went away): the bike refuses to start when warm, using the starter.
It cranks over perfectly but just doesn't want to 'catch'. I did some experimenting in my driveway, and sometimes I can get it to start using careful manipulation of the throttle and choke. Most of the time though, I just end up having to push start the bastard, which is really easy (only need about a 5m run-up) and it starts perfectly.
What's going on here? It also starts perfectly when it's cold and doesn't have any kind of stutter or hesitation when running, this is literally the only operational issue the motor has.
It cranks over perfectly but just doesn't want to 'catch'. I did some experimenting in my driveway, and sometimes I can get it to start using careful manipulation of the throttle and choke. Most of the time though, I just end up having to push start the bastard, which is really easy (only need about a 5m run-up) and it starts perfectly.
What's going on here? It also starts perfectly when it's cold and doesn't have any kind of stutter or hesitation when running, this is literally the only operational issue the motor has.