My bike is starting ok despite the cold weather. Has anyone else experienced this phenomena?
Sound advice but I was going to try clogging the air filter and putting a subtractive in the fuel first.
Yep, even tried soaking it with soapy water but it still starts. Does not give me carb icing problems either -- Kevin - Basildon XV535 GPZ305 (her's) BOTAFOT#67 BOTAFOF#23 OSOS#29
I was pretty confused this morning when my CD200 started first kick and idled prefectly on and off the choke, despite the punishingly cold[1] weather. [1] well, it's not that bad I suppose, but definitely soon going to be time to switch to winter gloves...
This only applies to newer Suzukis, I assume. Once a Suzukorroder gets to a certain age it is almost compulsory, once the tiny switch in the clutch lever has gone the way of all cheap Japanese brass contacts, to short around the little fucker for good. This frees the left hand, enabling performance of the RF starting ritual, involving tapping the "starting rhythm" on the tank whilst flicking the vees at the Boring Old Honda riders and their push-button sheds.
'Swot I meant, innit. Bleedin' 'Onda owners, don't know what it's like, having a real bike wiv character and personality and quirks an'all that. They stroll over to their bike, click the key round, push the START button - and the bike does what it says on the button, dunnit? None of this holding the clutch in, no setting of the choke control in _just_ the right place, no listening for the engine to _just_ start to catch and wind 1/4 turn (no less and certainly no more) of throttle on while chanting prime numbers and incanting to Barry Sheene to "Please Bazza, let the fucker start, I'm already going to be late unless I cane the tits off it through Gatso Alley - a-fucking-gain" ... No. One finger, innit. They just push the fucking button. And listen to it running up sweetly to 2000rpm, smooth as a smooth thing. They don't have fun, not like what I do. Ah, now. CB250RS owners for example - they know what I'm talking about. And the only thing their brakes are linked to is the lever and pedal - if somewhat loosely.
Ah. With you now, old chap. You never owned an H1, have you? You'd love it. No, really. 'course, wiv a old Suzuki, you can kick it over in gear, wiv the clutch in. It won't start[1], of course, but you can kick it for ages. Try it on an old Kwak, and the whole plot moves forwards. [1] It's designed to, or rather, it was, 25 years ago. Age shall weary them, and the years condemn, and all that.
Yes, but I suspect that my bike may be lying... -- O 1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery. 1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. ----- 1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o | Numbers ... | o | Stuff ... | ooo | Life ... -----
Or, leave the side stand down... -- O 1 Black, shortly to undergo extensive surgery. 1 Red, undergoing lightweight surgery. ----- 1 Blue, for Power-Ranger baiting. | o | Numbers ... | o | Stuff ... | ooo | Life ... -----
