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Jun 24, 2010 | 12:21 AM

Mr Haus

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Choke issue...

I was reading a thread about how a guy starts his bike at 7:30 AM, pulls the choke to idle the bike, he then gears up and then scoots his way to work. After he gets away from his neighbors, then he puts the choke back in.

I wanted to know if my choke is broken or not cuz I can not leave the choke pulled out unless I am holding it. It might stay for a few seconds on its own but never more than 5 seconds and it sucks itself back in. It's a 03' 883 Hugger. Is this normal?

Jun 24, 2010 | 01:12 AM

yotaweeler

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as far as i know u usually have to push it in manually by hand. i usaully pull mine out all the way and it sucks in half way. then i push it in the rest after it warms up.

Jun 24, 2010 | 04:27 AM

XLCR4GM

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There is an adjustment to tighten or loosen the tension on the choke cable. If your choke is slipping in without you pushing it in, it just needs to be tightened up just a little bit to solve the problem. Check out this simple procedure in your handy owner’s manual. Good luck and ride safe out there!

Jun 24, 2010 | 04:32 AM

mreed

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Yep...that's exactly what my wife does if we leave our house early or late. Just needs adjusted. It adjusts the same way as my old lawn mower.

Jun 24, 2010 | 07:10 AM

drum412

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loosen the big mounting nut on the backside of the mounting bracket, then turn in the outside flange that has the splined edge to put tention on choke. Once the tension is set, snug the mounting nut on the backside back up to hold it in the bracket. I've you've never done it before, be carefull not to overtighten the nut on the backside, it doesn't take much to snap the plastic, so just snug it up.

Jun 24, 2010 | 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by drum412

You don't even need to touch the mounting nut on the backside. Just give the front mounted splined tension nut a little tweak/turn and that will tighten/loosen the tension on the slide of the choke. Too many people go messing with the nut on the backside and end up cracking the plastic and then have to replace the whole choke, as it's all one assembly. Mine is set so it slides in on its own a little at a time as I roll down the road, and I only actually push it in the last 1/8" or so.