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It's been getting a bit cooler at night here (60-65 F) and the past two times I've started my bike, it's given me problems. Seems like basic cold start problems where I have to pull the choke all the way out and start it a handful of time before it gets going. But, the kicker here is that when I try to give it a little throttle to stop it from dying on me, there seems to be no power. So, my questions are:
- Is this a problem with my carbs or a problem common in cold starts?
- Is there something I can do to stop this?
- Does anyone have any advice for choke use and starter use when experiencing these kinds of problems? I don't want to do any damage.
I typically use the choke but make sure to keep it between 1,000 and 1,5000 rpms, slowly depressing it to keep it in range until it's all the way in and then I ride off.
When I try to start it with these problems, I never press the starter for more than 4 seconds and try to rev it up a bit to stop it from dying. Only in the last two days has the no power while throttling bit cropped up. Both times I've eventually been able to start it and it's been fine afterwards. I will be going home and checking my battery voltage in a couple hours to rule that out but I figure that wouldn't be causing the no power while throttling issue anyways. I'm sure that as it gets cooler in the fall this problem will only be more pronounced if I don't address it now.
Thanks, everyone.
- Is this a problem with my carbs or a problem common in cold starts?
- Is there something I can do to stop this?
- Does anyone have any advice for choke use and starter use when experiencing these kinds of problems? I don't want to do any damage.
I typically use the choke but make sure to keep it between 1,000 and 1,5000 rpms, slowly depressing it to keep it in range until it's all the way in and then I ride off.
When I try to start it with these problems, I never press the starter for more than 4 seconds and try to rev it up a bit to stop it from dying. Only in the last two days has the no power while throttling bit cropped up. Both times I've eventually been able to start it and it's been fine afterwards. I will be going home and checking my battery voltage in a couple hours to rule that out but I figure that wouldn't be causing the no power while throttling issue anyways. I'm sure that as it gets cooler in the fall this problem will only be more pronounced if I don't address it now.
Thanks, everyone.