Had the carb apart last night putting jets in and doing mods. After taking the cover off the A/F screw I found that the screw was completly bottomed out from the factory. It was never backed off at all. I thought it was supposed to be like 1.5 or something.

 

Mine was 1.5 turns out. It never had a problem starting when cold except for one day during the winter where it sat for over a month and I had to use Starting Fluid to get it going.

 

Mine was 1/8 of a turn out. Set it at 2.5.

 

Wow 0 turns out and 1/8 turn out?!?! What were these jokers at the Kawi factory thinking?? [&:]

Rkutzner & No$, you guy's bikes must've been hell to start when cold huh?

 

I never started it in very cold weather, but when the bike was cold it started very easily with the choke out.

 

mine also was 1/8th turn out........it would sometimes start but sometimes not........that problem has been corrected!