is it ok to start out riding with the choke on until the engine gets warm, or will it foul the plugs?

 

as long as youdon't ride it like a bat outta hellor ride it across town . a 1/2 mile won't hurt it being easy on the throttle.with the choke on its basically running extremely rich.

 

Cold weather, Choke out 100%, start up the bike, wait for the engine idle to break up a (5-30seconds), choke to half and off you go. After a mile or so (depends on temp, altitude, humidity) punch in the choke and you are all set.

Hot weather, Choke out 100%, start up the bike, wait for the engine idle to break up (5-15seconds), choke to half and off you go. After a 1/2 mile or so (depends on temp, altitude, humidity) punch in the choke and you are all set.

Note: This is only required for the first start of the day or if the engine has cooled to ambient temperature after such. If you ride to the local watering hole, have a few and come back out on a hot day, no choke should be needed. Just start and go.

Start this whole cycle with a fresh set of properly gapped plugs. Take note of your particular settings, how long you ride before you can push the choke in all the way and the relative temperature.

Every bike is slightly different so use this as a basis to go on and tweak to your bike.

 

+ 1 with what GMG said!

 

I agree witht he above post and that is the way my bike is

wayne

 

Yep, that works!

The one time that you forget to push the choke in, is the time that your pipes will turn blue!

Once under way, if you are just riding with the throttle steady, with no stops, etc. go ahead and push the choke in.

Joe
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I do exactly like Goth says. But I can tell when its runnin like crap. Farts and just runs like junk. So I move the choke out a little. And ride till it is right again. I only have to do this when its cold out. Like 30 degree cold.

 

in the morning i personally like to let my motor warm up to operating temp so when i take off i have no choke on what-so-ever. I do this because my mufflers **** the neighbors off at the crack of dawn.