Cold starting/not so good
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coach
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Trick our local BD mechanic learned from the factory boys that travel to the shows. Bikes that sit allot, or stored over winter need a small shot in the arm.
Three squirts of Pyroil Starting Fluid into the air cleaner....fires up every time. What happened to me was, if the bike sat too long, the more I tried, I'd just flood it, and I wasn't patient enough to go away and come back in 5-10 minutes....of course it ran like crap and blew black smoke for the first couple of miles even after warming it up.
We got a warm-up yesterday after 2 months of freezing weather.....three shots....started right up. :up: If you're still having trouble give it a try.
Three squirts of Pyroil Starting Fluid into the air cleaner....fires up every time. What happened to me was, if the bike sat too long, the more I tried, I'd just flood it, and I wasn't patient enough to go away and come back in 5-10 minutes....of course it ran like crap and blew black smoke for the first couple of miles even after warming it up.
We got a warm-up yesterday after 2 months of freezing weather.....three shots....started right up. :up: If you're still having trouble give it a try.
Fibersnake
Banjo Playing PsychoBilly
Damn,
I can honestly say that I have started mine up down to 20 degrees and though she was a little stuborn and may have required a couple of start cycles, she always fired up.
When it has been that cold, normally a slight bit on the, tow twist of throttle, a small amount of enricher and then crank for a few seconds. She almost always tries to fire if not fire. When it did not fire, just waited a couple of min and then gave another twist on throttle and normally she went.
Then it was just babying the throttle for a few min with no enricher on until she setteled out.
I will say that I was always grimmacing wondering how good it cold be since she was cold, but so far never seemed to be an issues after she got warmed up and I took it slow for the first few min to make sure the fluids cycled good.
I will keep the starting fluid shot in mind next time if there is any problems.
I can honestly say that I have started mine up down to 20 degrees and though she was a little stuborn and may have required a couple of start cycles, she always fired up.
When it has been that cold, normally a slight bit on the, tow twist of throttle, a small amount of enricher and then crank for a few seconds. She almost always tries to fire if not fire. When it did not fire, just waited a couple of min and then gave another twist on throttle and normally she went.
Then it was just babying the throttle for a few min with no enricher on until she setteled out.
I will say that I was always grimmacing wondering how good it cold be since she was cold, but so far never seemed to be an issues after she got warmed up and I took it slow for the first few min to make sure the fluids cycled good.
I will keep the starting fluid shot in mind next time if there is any problems.