Choke to start?

ZXR..Al · Post by **ZXR..Al** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:53 pm

When starting my bike from cold it will not except any choke whatsoever
the slightest bit and it wont fire at all

I have to just have about 1/4 " turned on the throttle and she fires up and runs
great

As i have only had the bike a week i thought i would ask if this is normal
behaviour for ZXR's.

Al

Post by **zimm** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:09 pm

sounds like its set a bit rich.. as long as it run's ok when its warmed up and doesn't exhibit any other weird problems i'd say dont worry about it.

dont think i've ever had one that "needed" the choke to fire up unless its properly chilly.

Post by **zxr_oli** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:43 pm

If i want to start mine without twisting the throttle it wants the choke on. In this sorta weather though it is hard to judge how much choke it actually wants lol, to much and it wont even begin to fire.
Usually give a tad throttle then adjust the choke to keep it from stalling in the warmer weather.

Post by **crushedlizard** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:47 am

Yeah pretty sure that'll be the weather. Mine doesn't need any choke at the mo. It just leaps to life with a tap of the button.
I always feel apprehensive though as I remember the RS days when choke = more oil

Post by **rene** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:22 am

unless it dropped to 5c odd my 400 never once needed the choke. The standard fueling is quite rich as well what makes it easyer to start from cold.

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:22 am

my 7r always needs half choke, leave it 30secs then back it off and its fine

gem

Post by **Jamz** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:07 pm

I'm with Rene and Gem!

My 400 never needed choke, but I would hold the throttle open to 2-3000rpm for a few seconds after starting. Only time I used choke was when I'd ran out of fuel so it got some of the reserve fuel into the carbs to restart it!

My 9r always needs some choke even in this weather.

ZXR..Al · Post by **ZXR..Al** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:06 pm

Cheersfor that...sounds like i aint got a problem then

Al

Scott221 · Post by **Scott221** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:09 pm

I recently got my bike back from tuning and we got talking about how I start it. I said I try to not use the choke. He bit my head off. He said its really important with kwaks that you use full choke to start the bike, then knock it off after around 30 seconds. Dont touch the throttle.

RedexRobB · Post by **RedexRobB** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:24 pm

Did he say why you had to do it that way?

Scott221 · Post by **Scott221** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:33 pm

RedexRobB wrote:Did he say why you had to do it that way?

Just said it was really important with kawasaki's.

Post by **parby81** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:25 pm

mine doesn't want to start like that. Full choke seems too rich

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:43 pm

Scott221 wrote:He bit my head off

im surprised you didn't chin him mate

gem

RedexRobB · Post by **RedexRobB** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:12 pm

parby81 wrote:mine doesn't want to start like that. Full choke seems too rich

I was gonna say, most of the kwaks ive had wouldnt entertain starting on full choke

Gemini · Post by **Gemini** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:24 pm

iirc my 400 was a bitch to start unless u put on full choke,

gem

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