Starting problems
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Starting problems
So I've having a bit of a problem with my bike. The past couple days I've ridden around. When I get off it and shut it off it takes a lot of cranking to get it to turn back over. I've done everything from prime the carb and opening it to full choke to just starting it with no choke or priming. Anyone got any ideas?
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From: Long Island, New York
RE: Starting problems
ORIGINAL: TigerofH
So I've having a bit of a problem with my bike. The past couple days I've ridden around. When I get off it and shut it off it takes a lot of cranking to get it to turn back over. I've done everything from prime the carb and opening it to full choke to just starting it with no choke or priming. Anyone got any ideas?
So I've having a bit of a problem with my bike. The past couple days I've ridden around. When I get off it and shut it off it takes a lot of cranking to get it to turn back over. I've done everything from prime the carb and opening it to full choke to just starting it with no choke or priming. Anyone got any ideas?
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
RE: Starting problems
Usually, a warm engine on a warm day should not require any choke or twisting of the throttle. When the engine does catch, do you get a bit of black smoke from the exhaust? If so, that would indicate you might be flooded.
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RE: Starting problems
I got the bike in February. Until then it was in a dealership wharehouse. It had the carb re-jetted shortly before I got it. I've also put about 600 miles or so on it sinceit came into my possession. It may be the bad gas thing, because it wasn't doing it until I filled up at a local station down the road a couple days ago. It had never done that in the couple times I filled it up there before though. When its been doing it, I've ridden for at least 15 minutes before shutting it off. I've not noticed any black smoke, but I haven't looked for it.
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