The bike can run inconsistent while its being choked, he's probably being overprotective. But its not a bad thought, revving while your choking is unnecessary and will merely dispense excess fuel. The goal of choking is to keep the bike running until its warmed up, once its warmed up you can unchoke it and go on your way. Your understanding of how the choke functions will evolve as you grow with your bike. Simply put, for now start your bike with the choke on and as the bikes rpm's climb, slowly reduce the choke. I like to keep it a little above a normal idle. If you leave the choke on full, the bike will warm up ok, but the engine will soon begin to race, and thats not helpful or necessary. And never leave your bike idling, on choke or not, for extended periods of time. Your bike does not take long running at a standstill to overheat.
-----Original Message----- From: Rachel Campbell <[email protected]> To: nighthawk_lovers <[email protected]> Cc: althomas101 <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Aug 15, 2013 4:48 pm Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Acceleration or Throttle problem in lower gears How can I tell how long I should leave the choke on? Also, during my MSF class they said not to open throttle if choke is open. I didn't think to ask why at the time. Is it okay to ride the bike with the choke open? How do I know when it would be ready to close it? Sorry if these seem like basic questions! I'm really new at this. On Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:44:48 PM UTC-5, Allen wrote: You are definitely turning off the choke too soon if the bike stumbles or dies when you open the throttle. The carbs do sound like they may be dirty though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
