New Bike weird starting issue

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Old 09-15-2012, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeW
ive been into newer scooters for 3 years and they all start right up, but then they have electric choke or enricher
and I also have a bone stock 1979 ct90, and bone stock 1981 c70 and those never had needed choke to start

so I was just thinking a brand new 2012 bike should just start up, in 75F+ weather without choke
but maybe im wrong then
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I also have a 2009 Genuine Rattler for milk runs for the kids. The auto-choke works well.

You notice all the smog stuff on your 2012 bike. It's not like the old days for sure.
 
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Old 09-16-2012, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by wildcard
Never owned a bike that would "cold" start without the choke. Well, not easily anyway.
I had the #38 pilot jet in for a while. Way too rich, but it would start without the choke most all the time.
 
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Old 09-16-2012, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TNC
C'mon Scott...you know you also have to add deej's "rattlesnake shake" to make this method work or it's useless...LOL!



Sorry deej...I can never let this one go.

I like to call it The Deej Dance. But then I have nightmarish visions of Deej dancing around in his garage trying to get his bike started .
 
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Old 09-17-2012, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Lotrat
I also have a 2009 Genuine Rattler for milk runs for the kids. The auto-choke works well.

You notice all the smog stuff on your 2012 bike. It's not like the old days for sure.
Yeah I need to figure out which bike now will be my grocery getter
I sold my ruckus to get the klx it had a nice trunk on the back and with the huge underseat room made it perfect for that

Probably be the blue one, has a small inner basket and I have a front basket I could use, just I hate that front one looks like an old lady bike then

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Old 09-17-2012, 01:27 AM
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MikeW, it had better be either the blue one or the Honda on the far end. I've seen families of five in other countries riding on those bikes, so it ought to handle a few groceries...LOL!

Nice stable.
 
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Old 09-17-2012, 02:56 AM
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made a video today
First was my ct90, no choke sitting for at least a day and overnight
cant get any colder then that. 2 kicks

Next was the klx
overnight cold start, choke on this time since everyone says do that

then another start 3 hrs later, I would consider that a cold start since its only 10 in the morning parked in my garage, that was no choke this time

Would of done a cold start video of my 81 passport no choke too but its stored elsewhere, that starts on one press of the electric starter button





So let me know if my bike seems like it starts normally
choke or no choke

To me it takes forever to start compared to the wide variety of bikes I have, and have had
 
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Old 09-17-2012, 03:36 AM
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I'm curious why you're not cranking a bit longer interval than 1 or 2 seconds.
 
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Old 09-17-2012, 04:03 AM
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dont know
its how I start all my electric start bikes
 
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Old 09-17-2012, 04:10 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeW
dont know
its how I start all my electric start bikes
You're used to the fast startup that your other bikes yield. Yes, the KLX often requires a little more spinning. The next time you're in the carb do the starter jet drilling. You'll notice a faster crankup.
 
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Old 09-17-2012, 04:11 AM
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crank it over for at least 5-8 when cold
 


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