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My Triumph has auto choke, normally starts on the 2nd/3rd go if not the 1st.
My old CBR250 was a different story lol
Putting the choke on seemed to do nothing, so I had to give it gas while pressing the starter button.
If it was cold enough, i'd fuck my battery after doing that for 5 mins. So then I had to bump start it lol
ahwell, no longer a problem!
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well whenever i need to leave i always seem to be cutting it close time wise, so im running to the bike everything in hand, fire it up and i then start putting on jacket, helmet, gloves,(and lately a scarf i have early morning lectures and 7 am work starts, it stops air from getting in my helmet freazing my nose and making my eyes water) gloves (i have the quasi sps ones, brilliant gloves but particularly tedious to put on). while im putting my stuff on the bike is warming... i would guess between 4 and five minutes altogether... im not sure but i think its sufficient, its also not good for the bike to let warm for too long i hear... its ridiculous so many rules to learn with bikes..Originally Posted by Breed777
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So your temp gauge goes all the way to Hot?
Check you water and your oil.....as i suspect one of them is low or your sensor is fouled up.
back on the choke starting - pretty much every bike i have owned has has a sweet spot on the choke between 1/4 and 1/2.
Put it somewhere between there, turn the bike over, then try and start - should start first pop.
You learn these tricks when you have to kick the bloody thing into life.......and if its nasty enough you have given up kicking after the 8th attempt
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mad thou rider
I have around 25+ bikes (mostly offroad) but I have found, each bike is individual, some require a 'knack' to get them started. On my CBR I pull choke to about 2/3 or 3/4 so not quite full, and she fires up, leave it idling, after about 2 mins, she goes from 1400rpm up to 3-4000, then I take choke off completely and she sits at 12-1400 rpm.
I would suggest a thermal cover for your bike wouldnt go astray, low cost, and aside from making starting easier, it will protect it a bit more from the elements.
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haha should read HAVE HAD, lol
Hardcore Biker
I was gonna say! thats nearly a different bike for each day of the week...per month!
Oh and I meant takes 10 mins of riding to get the temp gauge to move not get to H
So you guys are saying somethere along the spectrum of the choke I should be able to get it to fire first time?
mad thou rider
well first or second time, yes, but bikes can be extremely tempermental. Can be affected by poor maintenance in its life etc, I would play with the choke when it comes to starting, pick a point, and each day, move it back a little, untill you eventually find a point where it most consistently fires. Otherwise, getting carbs cleaned and balanced, and fuel lines etc cleaned, and changing plugs are a simple and cheap way to maintain your bike, do that as well and see what difference it makes, should run alot better
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Use less choke. You have an old girl there and she needs special care and attention to do what you want her to
Just experiment a little as others have said, no two bikes are the same, mine even likes to change her mind sometimes too. I use the same choke settings that I have for months and she is no go!
Fuel guage? What is this fancy thing you speak of? A quick and easy way to feel safe in the amount of gas you have on board, is to set your trip meter to zero when you next fill up. Ride your bike till it runs out of gas and needs to be turned to reserve, check how far you have travelled. Then all you have to do is reset your trip meter each time you fill and you know how much distance you have till you need more gas. You will get variations a little depending on how you ride any given day but that is the only way I have to indicate how much fuel I have left.
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I find If I turn the throttle just a little and hold it there for like 10 seconds you can hear it 'thinking' about starting and then it finally starts and all is well.... but without that mm of throttle it wont start.
Will continue to experiment with the choke
Does that mean if a bike with an auto-choke doesnt start then you have nothing you can do? i,e no sweet spot or choke you can adjust? or do Auto choke bikes start pretty much everytime?
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It just means there is a knack to starting your bike, In earlier times this was a fashionable accessory.
Anyhow, try a few things, mix it up a bit.
To start with try
Full choke until she fires, Then when she dies 1/3 choke and a handful of revs.
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No the choke is purely ornamental, the mnaufacturers just fit them because they look so nice.
Try tickling it instead. Works for me.
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Most carbed bikes will require full-choke on a cold winters' first start of the day. Maybe your spark-plug gap is set too wide.
Even if you don't need "choke", the choke lever will hold the revs up a bit for you while you are trying to manage your slow-speed balance.. much better than the engine flubbering about at 1,100rpm just about to stall - makes the throttle hard to manage.
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