Thanks, Kyle, for adding the extra information. I was typing on a phone keyboard with one hand. Pretty good that it all came out without tyops, right? :p
-Kurt On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > Kurt is right, the Honda swapped the position of the lever for reasons > unknown. I'm sure they were good reasons, I just don't know what they are. > He's also right that we have fuel enrichener valves rather than air chokes. > The best way to check if you're chocking or not is to look at the carbs. On > top you'll see 4 brass plungers all connected by a bar, when you move the > choke lever the bar will make those plungers go up or down. When they are > up, they "choke" is on. When they are down, the "choke" is off. The only > time you ever need choke is when the bike is cold, and depending on your > climate you may not need full choke. Just enough to get it started then let > it idle about 5 minutes to get up to riding temperature before turning the > choke off. > > -Kyle > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Not to be "that guy" but I'm going to soapbox for a moment and say that >> there is no "choke" in the traditional sense of the word. We have fuel >> enrichener valves. It's very confusing. Add in the fact that different >> years the lever goes in different directions, and, well... you get the >> idea. Anyway! >> >> When you say "put the choke up" do you mean when you try to engage it? >> Hot start, cold start, or just in general? Do you try to engage it the >> whole way? I have a '93 750, and on warm days if I go more than about half >> lever it will stumble and stall. Perhaps try less application. >> >> -Kurt >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Gibs <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey, so I just bought that 85 NH 650 and I just found out the choke >>> doesn't work. When I try to put the choke up it just dies right away. Any >>> ideas why? Haven't had a chance to look into it yet figured Ild ask you >>> guys first. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/WNjmq_-IfVkJ. >>> 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. >>> >>> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
