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sad really.. I bought that bike like 3 days ago now? I started it up for the first bike today. Well i started it up a couple times but this time it was for reals.. from a regular start and i actually rode on the street for the first time.
But anyway, how does CHOKE work? Maybe I did it wrong or the bike's jacked but here's what happened.
First at the MSF course, when we first started the bikes, we put the choke all the way up, then cranked it. Cause other wise, it'll start and die, OR it wont start. So that's what i thought choke was for.
Okay for my bike. Everytime i start it, it just starts. It doesn't need choke to crank up and start. So can I just start it and go then?
It started up and idled at about 1k i think which is what the seller said was normal. I thought it was 1.4k or whatever not much difference. Anyway it idled.. so i decided, maybe i should put on the choke since I havne't started the bike since 3 days ago. So i put on the choke to FULL and the bike dies right there. So i start it again.. with the choke off, and then i put the choke ON and it dies again. So i heard something about turning it on SLOWLY. But anyway, so I said "screw it. It starts and idles. Whatever I'm riding it" So I take it to the parking lot about 30 seconds away. Then i turn the bike off and decided to give it a shot again. So this time, i put the choke lever on FULL and THEN i turn it on. The bike started revving up and idled at 4k. It came down slowly to about 3k and shot up to 4k. After that, it started to drop slowly to 3k, 2.5k, 2k etc. and finally it just went down to zero and stalled. And it was on full choke. So.. did i do something wrong? I mean, was it a safety measure cause the bike was already warmed up? I never heard of a choke idling at 4k. Thought it was arond 2.5k.
Someone tell me how to use my damn choke. I also talked to the seller cause we keep in touch and he even let me borrow his 2nd helmet. But anyway, he said that never happened but he never used choke. He just gave it some gas and then rode after about 2 minutes when it's warmed up. Here in cali, we dont have "cold starts". Maybe starting during the winter at 60 degrees is a "cold start". haha Any help is appreciated. thanks
EDIT: oh yeah, incase you guys haven't noticed, im a thread whore. i dont mean to be but usually if you're a newb, the forum beckons.
sad really.. I bought that bike like 3 days ago now? I started it up for the first bike today. Well i started it up a couple times but this time it was for reals.. from a regular start and i actually rode on the street for the first time.
But anyway, how does CHOKE work? Maybe I did it wrong or the bike's jacked but here's what happened.
First at the MSF course, when we first started the bikes, we put the choke all the way up, then cranked it. Cause other wise, it'll start and die, OR it wont start. So that's what i thought choke was for.
Okay for my bike. Everytime i start it, it just starts. It doesn't need choke to crank up and start. So can I just start it and go then?
It started up and idled at about 1k i think which is what the seller said was normal. I thought it was 1.4k or whatever not much difference. Anyway it idled.. so i decided, maybe i should put on the choke since I havne't started the bike since 3 days ago. So i put on the choke to FULL and the bike dies right there. So i start it again.. with the choke off, and then i put the choke ON and it dies again. So i heard something about turning it on SLOWLY. But anyway, so I said "screw it. It starts and idles. Whatever I'm riding it" So I take it to the parking lot about 30 seconds away. Then i turn the bike off and decided to give it a shot again. So this time, i put the choke lever on FULL and THEN i turn it on. The bike started revving up and idled at 4k. It came down slowly to about 3k and shot up to 4k. After that, it started to drop slowly to 3k, 2.5k, 2k etc. and finally it just went down to zero and stalled. And it was on full choke. So.. did i do something wrong? I mean, was it a safety measure cause the bike was already warmed up? I never heard of a choke idling at 4k. Thought it was arond 2.5k.
Someone tell me how to use my damn choke. I also talked to the seller cause we keep in touch and he even let me borrow his 2nd helmet. But anyway, he said that never happened but he never used choke. He just gave it some gas and then rode after about 2 minutes when it's warmed up. Here in cali, we dont have "cold starts". Maybe starting during the winter at 60 degrees is a "cold start". haha Any help is appreciated. thanks
EDIT: oh yeah, incase you guys haven't noticed, im a thread whore. i dont mean to be but usually if you're a newb, the forum beckons.