FXR150 stalls when I don't rev. Normal?

**El Lanzo** · 28th April 2008, 20:41

Hey, i have a 2002 Suzuki FXR150. Given that it is getting colder now n stuff, is it normal for my bike to stall if i start it and dont rev the engine or anything? I turn it on and it idles and if i dont rev it, it sounds like the engine starts to slow down a bit and then dies after about 30 secs or so. This is normal right? (stupid question i know but hey, sue me

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Cheers, El Lanzo.

**quallman1234** · 28th April 2008, 20:50

Pretty normal. Adjust ur idle maybe?

This is with the choke on?

**bane** · 28th April 2008, 20:56

are you using some choke when you start it??

otherwise there is a little adjuster screw to increase the revs at idle - pretty sure it's covered in the owners manual.

**El Lanzo** · 28th April 2008, 23:09

This is without the choke. Should i use choke to start it everyday now that its getting into winter?

**skidMark** · 28th April 2008, 23:32

Originally Posted by El Lanzo

Hey, i have a 2002 Suzuki FXR150. Given that it is getting colder now n stuff, is it normal for my bike to stall if i start it and dont rev the engine or anything? I turn it on and it idles and if i dont rev it, it sounds like the engine starts to slow down a bit and then dies after about 30 secs or so. This is normal right? (stupid question i know but hey, sue me

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Cheers, El Lanzo.

Your going to be one of those guys that asks for help with absolutely everything arn't you...

Yes you have to give it a couple of small blips of throttle to kick it into life, most bikes do this. give it some revs then after a few seconds let it idle.

All bikes do it unless you have one of thems new fandangled injected bikes lol

**El Lanzo** · 29th April 2008, 00:37

I sure am!!!

hahahah

Na i'll learn fast... hopefully

**bane** · 29th April 2008, 07:36

Originally Posted by El Lanzo

This is without the choke. Should i use choke to start it everyday now that its getting into winter?

If the bike is started from cold, use a bit of choke until the bike will idle happily - probably less than a minute required.

**IntenseRyder** · 29th April 2008, 16:10

Originally Posted by El Lanzo

I sure am!!!

hahahah

Na i'll learn fast... hopefully

**El Lanzo** · 29th April 2008, 16:21

stfu alex, GTFO!

**quallman1234** · 29th April 2008, 18:16

Originally Posted by bane

If the bike is started from cold, use a bit of choke until the bike will idle happily - probably less than a minute required.

What he said!

Giving it a couple blips (Soft blips!) of the throttle helps it warm up.

Try never to ride your bike when cold as you can damage engine internals.

**Chickenlegs** · 30th April 2008, 01:19

Originally Posted by quallman1234

What he said!

Giving it a couple blips (Soft blips!) of the throttle helps it warm up.

Try never to ride your bike when cold as you can damage engine internals.

I'm sorry, I disagree.

Yes, don't thrash it. But don't ride it? I don't buy into that...

Most of the bikes, with the choke on, the engines rev to approximately 2000 to 3000. The reason is to reduce the pressure on cold, dry metal surfaces as the oil starts to circulate and warm up. This is the reason a bike always idles high with the choke on... The start is the period of most wear on an engine...

Once you have killed the choke, ride it gently but don't rev it hard until you are at operating temperature.

In the middle of winter, I'm not sitting around for ten minutes waiting for a bike to warm up because it's ice cold outside...