Is there a Starting Problem Fix?
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RE: Is there a Starting Problem Fix?
sorry for the double post but i also thought of another avenue..the battery..I know there areother batteries on the market that may provide a higher cranking amp rating than what the OEM battery is..are we all still running the original battery? just curious I know when the batteries go in our daily drivers, I tend to buy the one with the highest cold cranking amp rating that fits...makes winter starting easier.
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sorry for the double post but i also thought of another avenue..the battery..I know there areother batteries on the market that may provide a higher cranking amp rating than what the OEM battery is..are we all still running the original battery? just curious I know when the batteries go in our daily drivers, I tend to buy the one with the highest cold cranking amp rating that fits...makes winter starting easier.
sorry for the double post but i also thought of another avenue..the battery..I know there areother batteries on the market that may provide a higher cranking amp rating than what the OEM battery is..are we all still running the original battery? just curious I know when the batteries go in our daily drivers, I tend to buy the one with the highest cold cranking amp rating that fits...makes winter starting easier.
I still have the stock battery. I have one battery tender that I rotate between my three bikes. They all pretty much stay fully charged at all times.
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RE: Is there a Starting Problem Fix?
I use premium petrol
I had trouble starting my bike with the stock carb
I replaced the carb with the Bill Blue Mikuni TM33/34
I have done NO other engine/carb/airbox mods (apart from filter sox added while still on the Kehin carb, made no difference to starting)
Now I have no trouble at all starting the bike.
From cold 2 twists of the throttle, choke on, hit the button and it starts every time, even after sitting for a week or more. When hot no choke, 1twist of the throttle, hit the button and it starts. Every time
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I had trouble starting my bike with the stock carb
I replaced the carb with the Bill Blue Mikuni TM33/34
I have done NO other engine/carb/airbox mods (apart from filter sox added while still on the Kehin carb, made no difference to starting)
Now I have no trouble at all starting the bike.
From cold 2 twists of the throttle, choke on, hit the button and it starts every time, even after sitting for a week or more. When hot no choke, 1twist of the throttle, hit the button and it starts. Every time
Cheers
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RE: Is there a Starting Problem Fix?
Ummm, I hate to get in on this volitile subject, but I'm pretty sure that it has nothing to do with the battery voltage being lower. My KLX will start with a dead battery. That's why I put the kick starter on it. So nix that theory.
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RE: Is there a Starting Problem Fix?
What does it say in the manual for proper shutdown technique? Silly me, I have had my Honda CRF450X for two years and never read it. My manual says to properly shut off the bike, to turn the fuel off, give it 2-3 medium cranks on the throttle, then use the kill switch to shut off the bike. It says, otherwise, it may have a hard time starting.
So I pose a new question; is letting the Kawai bike drain the fuel all the way out, completly necessaray? Has anybody tried turning the fuel off, revving it a few times and shuting it off? I'm wondering if it only needs to drain a little bit, rather than all of it, which would be much easier and in my opinion, acceptable.
What do you guys think?
So I pose a new question; is letting the Kawai bike drain the fuel all the way out, completly necessaray? Has anybody tried turning the fuel off, revving it a few times and shuting it off? I'm wondering if it only needs to drain a little bit, rather than all of it, which would be much easier and in my opinion, acceptable.
What do you guys think?
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RE: Is there a Starting Problem Fix?
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What does it say in the manual for proper shutdown technique? Silly me, I have had my Honda CRF450X for two years and never read it. My manual says to properly shut off the bike, to turn the fuel off, give it 2-3 medium cranks on the throttle, then use the kill switch to shut off the bike. It says, otherwise, it may have a hard time starting.
So I pose a new question; is letting the Kawai bike drain the fuel all the way out, completly necessaray? Has anybody tried turning the fuel off, revving it a few times and shuting it off? I'm wondering if it only needs to drain a little bit, rather than all of it, which would be much easier and in my opinion, acceptable.
What do you guys think?
What does it say in the manual for proper shutdown technique? Silly me, I have had my Honda CRF450X for two years and never read it. My manual says to properly shut off the bike, to turn the fuel off, give it 2-3 medium cranks on the throttle, then use the kill switch to shut off the bike. It says, otherwise, it may have a hard time starting.
So I pose a new question; is letting the Kawai bike drain the fuel all the way out, completly necessaray? Has anybody tried turning the fuel off, revving it a few times and shuting it off? I'm wondering if it only needs to drain a little bit, rather than all of it, which would be much easier and in my opinion, acceptable.
What do you guys think?
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RE: Is there a Starting Problem Fix?
I can give that a shot..will start bike up this evening before heading to work (currently it sits w/o gas in the bowl-let it run with gas off until it quit), so i start her up, go for a spin, then shut off the fuel, a couple last blurps on the throttle and kill it via the kill switch..check back in a week or so?
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I can give that a shot..will start bike up this evening before heading to work (currently it sits w/o gas in the bowl-let it run with gas off until it quit), so i start her up, go for a spin, then shut off the fuel, a couple last blurps on the throttle and kill it via the kill switch..check back in a week or so?
I can give that a shot..will start bike up this evening before heading to work (currently it sits w/o gas in the bowl-let it run with gas off until it quit), so i start her up, go for a spin, then shut off the fuel, a couple last blurps on the throttle and kill it via the kill switch..check back in a week or so?
But with the Alternator being rebuilt in the Dodge truck, I actually had no choice but to ride another bike in the garage. Sheesh, they wanted almost $300.00 for a new alternator, or I can have mine rebuilt with better parts for 1/3 that.
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Im gonna throw my 2 cents in here (for what its worth!) I agree with the fuel theory, Now I have no scientific evedince or research studies, but in the subterranim mole labratory I used "Sta-bill" in my generator gas and poured the balance of the gascan in the KLX after the last trip 5 weeks ago, have not touched the bike since and it started right up! I did not drain the bowl or add any additional fuel, just turned the fuel on...Hit the magic e-start button vroommmm.