Well, that did the trick. Started it up and shut the enricher off, ran great. I guess I was just used to leaving it on longer during the winter.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

Glad you figured it out.

A lot of it has to do with the weather conditions too. Here in MI on cold mornings, I find my old '86 needs about 2/3 choke to start, with a couple of shots from the accelerator before starting to get a spray or two into the cylinder to fire up.

On the cold mornings I then set the choke just enough to have it idle up to 1,100 rpm. Cold mornings the choke is on very slightly as I start riding until it's hot and then I shut it off completely and it'll idle perfectly without any choke. Every bike is a little different.

What I like is when I cold start it and set the choke for warm up. You can actually hear the motor smooth out and the rpms speed up once it's warm enough to ride. I slowly pull off the choke each time it idles up faster.

But each bike has a personality of it's own.

BTW I won't hit the road until the motor's idling right, about 3 to 5 minutes depending on the temps. Always best to warm up an EVO, and for safety factors on the road it should be running smoothly.

 

Yeah, my old roadstar was cold blooded so I've gotten in the habit of letting a bike warm up for a good while.

 

Just a note, To prevent oil leaks, mainly around the base gaskets, I watch my oil pressure on cold starts, try to keep rpm's where the oil pressure is not pegging the gauge (over 40psi).

After a few minutes or so, depending on the outside temp, I can ease on down the road without going over 40psi till it gets to normal pressure range.

 

Good info. My base gasket have been leaking since I bought the bike. I'm planning on an engine rebuild at the beginning of next year, I'll take care of them then.