Choke stuck on

[Dragon]

So went to start the bike this morning and the choke has stuck on

I tried to unhook it but no use

Bike bogs down when im riding and revs up at the lights

How do I adjust it back to normal?

Im going to pull the fairing off at lunch to try get into it so any tips would be great?

[jellywrestler]

you failed to mention what sort of choke mechanism you have, ie is it a knob on the dash or carb mounted

[Dragon]

Its a leaver on the right hand side of the left handle bar

Has a cable running down to the carb

It has a screw to lock and a part to turn with a 6mm spanner

I unhooked it this morning but its still stuck on

I thought if I loosened the cable it would come off but it doesnt :s

Its setup so that if I use the throttle then the choke deactivates

[jellywrestler]

you need to feed oil down the cable either a drip or two at a time and working the cable at the same time so it finds it's way down the length or a tool that allows you to force it in, either wayt he whole cable is lacking lube

[Dragon]

ok cheers looks like I need to go get some crc or something :s will go to repco later

[jellywrestler]

ok cheers looks like I need to go get some crc or something :s will go to repco later

and some fucking glasses, i said OIL

[Dragon]

and some fucking glasses, i said OIL

I would have thought any kind of lubericant (spelling?) would work

Would chain oil work? (as in a can of chain lube/oil)

[jellywrestler]

I would have thought any kind of lubericant (spelling?) would work

Would chain oil work? (as in a can of chain lube/oil)

if you'd thought that then why did you bother coming on here and asking????

chain lube is way to thick and designed to stick to a chain that's trying to flick it off at a hundred miles and hour besides you'll never actually get it in there
the lighter weight oil the betterer like sewing machine oil, CRC will last about five minutes then it also has the habit of attracting shit that is often going to work the opposite way and seize it up again

[slofox]

lubericant (spelling?) )

Just lose the "e". Lubricant. You're welcome.

[Dragon]

managed to pull the cable off and its pretty much rooted

Have ordered a new one via wellington motorcycles and booked it in for fitting tuesday however I may end up doing it myself as it arrives monday will see how I feel considering I pulled it off ok myself

Plus im feeling cheap and not really that keen to pay for an hour of labour

Also paying retail for the part :s because I want it

Will see what happens monday after Ive had the weekend to think about it

[Akzle]

managed to pull the cable off and its pretty much rooted

Have ordered a new one via wellington motorcycles and booked it in for fitting tuesday however I may end up doing it myself as it arrives monday will see how I feel considering I pulled it off ok myself

Plus im feeling cheap and not really that keen to pay for an hour of labour

Also paying retail for the part :s because I want it

Will see what happens monday after Ive had the weekend to think about it

are you sure you're up to this? do you need a lie down? maybe some tea?

at any rate, make sure you CRC the new cable before you put it on

[Paul in NZ]

are you sure you're up to this? do you need a lie down? maybe some tea?

at any rate, make sure you CRC the new cable before you put it on

No - DON"T use CRC. Its mostly kerosine and evaporates leaving a mess. Light oil like sewing machine / 3 in 1 etc is the go.

[Dragon]

are you sure you're up to this? do you need a lie down? maybe some tea?

at any rate, make sure you CRC the new cable before you put it on

lol Yeah I have a bottle of sewing machine oil in my underseat tool kit now

Its been a hectic day, I really need a beer almost missed an important meeting this morning so been stressed to the max

Ive built a few cars Im sure if I managed to pull the cable out myself I can put it back in myself

[jellywrestler]

the lighter weight oil the betterer like sewing machine oil, CRC will last about five minutes then it also has the habit of attracting shit that is often going to work the opposite way and seize it up again

No - DON"T use CRC. Its mostly kerosine and evaporates leaving a mess. Light oil like sewing machine / 3 in 1 etc is the go.

see a pattern emerging here?

[Dragon]

see a pattern emerging here?

POINT MADE

I won't use CRC sorry for thinking I know everything when I clearly don't

Can we please move on, thank you for the help the reason I asked was because I wasn't 100% sure I thought CRC would be a good alternative to oil as I didnt have anything readilly on hand