Choke
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From: Iowa
The choke on my '96 Heritage does the same thing as your "97 superglue". (That made me smile.)
Since it always turns itself off (instead of on), I haven't worried about it, but I suppose I should get it fixed one of these days.
This will happen if the plastic nut on thr cable is loose, and if it's cracked it's going to be loose.
I still think of this more as a feature than a problem. Once she's fired up, don't need the choke anymore.
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[QUOTE=yellowstone kelly;16334453]The choke on my '96 Heritage does the same thing as your "97 superglue". (That made me smile.)
Oops sorry. The cable looks good so I guess it's the nut, might be loose. Hopefully that's it
Oops sorry. The cable looks good so I guess it's the nut, might be loose. Hopefully that's it
Last edited by 98glider; Jun 13, 2017 at 08:31 PM.
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If the nut is loose then tighten it with your hands not a wrench!!!
It is very easy to break that plastic nut with a wrench.
It is very easy to break that plastic nut with a wrench.
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This is from the 1998 Sporty manual but the choke operation & cable adjustment is the same for your bike.
A clothes pin works good to hold the choke out.
Last edited by 14GuineaPig; Jun 14, 2017 at 04:25 PM.
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Mine has been that way for years. I just hold it open when starting and slowly let it go in. I use my throttle lock for warm up without the enrichner. I have tightened the nut a few times, but it always goes lose again after a short while. One of those things I just don't mess with anymore.