I also have a very similar starting process on my '96 750. I haven't take the times, but I don't think it takes me 5-7 min, but much less than that. In fact, for morning temperatures above 70F, I do not need choke at all the first 5 seconds: it does start right away, but after few seconds the rpm's keep going down and if I let go it will stall. So I just give about half choke to keep the rpm's stable and that is. Now in past few days I can't do this anymore since morning temps are getting a little bit below 70F (I guess the same where you are Matt). However, I still use half choke to start, and for the time I put my helmet and gloves on it is ready for rock n' roll.
Javier. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mine's about the same ('02 750). I start it the same way - full > choke, no throttle, it starts at the touch of the button. When revs > climb to about 3k I start dropping the choke back till it idles > without the choke (about 5 to 7 minutes) and then I can go. Even > then I may have to give it a little choke for the first mile or two > unless I'm going straight out onto the open road. > Mine is never ready from cold within seconds. My 700 is however, > very different, Graham > > On Sep 10, 2009, at 8:26 AM, mhillard wrote: > > > > > I practice a starting regimine very similar to what surfswab just > > detailed but my '03 750 takes minutes, not seconds, to be actually > > "ride ready". When it's cold, I turn the choke to full-on and the > > bike will start with very little cranking (and no throttle). I let it > > idle at full-choke until the rpm's climb to about 3000, then move it > > to half- choke. The idle speed will drop back down, then slowly climb > > up again. Once the rpm's hit around 2500 a second time the bike is > > ready to go. I've never timed it, but I would say the whole process > > takes 5 to 7 minutes. But that's also about how long it takes me to > > get my riding gear on and the gates opened at my house, so when I'm > > ready the bike is. It seems that anything less causes the bike to > > barely want to move. If you drop it into first and give it throttle, > > the engine sounds like it's about to stall out when you start to let > > the clutch out. I may be wrong, but I thought this was just a > > characteristic of the Nighthawks. I've got less than 4K miles on it, > > and otherwise it runs well. > > > > - mhillard > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
