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    Choke stuck

    Hey All,
    My choke is stuck, I can't get it to move at all...I haven't had much of a play b/c I haven't been needing to use it but I know with the onset of winter I will need it.

    What is a gal to do?? Any ideas?

    Thanks Cathy
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    Quote Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily
    What is a gal to do?? Any ideas?
    There's a few of us here with some tools and some CRC. Ask nicely and I'm sure one of us can fix it for you
    And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily
    My choke is stuck, I can't get it to move at all...
    Well, you obviously haven't been using it enough recently.

    You might need a hand from someone experienced in pulling a choke to get you going, but once it's sliding in and out smoothly, you should be right as rain.

    And don't forget, there's nothing wrong with using a little lubricant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom
    Well, you obviously haven't been using it enough recently.

    You might need a hand from someone experienced in pulling a choke to get you going, but once it's sliding in and out smoothly, you should be right as rain.

    And don't forget, there's nothing wrong with using a little lubricant.
    Ahhhh yessss - well I shall give it a good lube & trying tugging a bit harder.

    Thanks
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    Quote Originally Posted by celticno6
    There's a few of us here with some tools and some CRC. Ask nicely and I'm sure one of us can fix it for you
    Thanks Celtic - as you can tell I'm sooooo un-mechanically minded. I kinda thought a bit of CRC would be the goer, but I didn't wanna do anything stoopid and wreck my little beast.

    I'm sure I can do that myself
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    Quote Originally Posted by Celtic_Sea_lily
    Thanks Celtic - as you can tell I'm sooooo un-mechanically minded. I kinda thought a bit of CRC would be the goer, but I didn't wanna do anything stoopid and wreck my little beast.

    I'm sure I can do that myself
    Be nice and slow Cathy - could be stuck at the handlebar end - but it could also be rust in the cable. You could break a cable if you are too rough.
    And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by celticno6
    Be nice and slow Cathy - could be stuck at the handlebar end - but it could also be rust in the cable. You could break a cable if you are too rough.
    Ok - cheers for that! This is gonna mean getting my hands dirty!!
    My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am.

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