I haven't tried 3/4 choke with no twist. I was just thinking about that after I posted. Have you tried it? Did it help?
On Oct 30, 4:46 pm, [email protected] wrote: > My 84 650 starts exactly as you described > > > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 1:25 PM, NytWing <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My 84 650 needs full choke and just a slight twist with the button > > pushed. She'll fire with full choke/no throttle but won't stay > > running. Not sure if an adjustment to the carbs is in order to cure > > that or what, but it's been like that since I bought the bike last > > year. Anybody have any suggestions? Then I leave the choke on full > > until the revs come up to around 3000, twist the choke off and she > > purrs like a kitten. > > > On Oct 29, 11:06 am, Nighthawk Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ok, now there may not be such thing as a "sure thing", but this piece > > > of advice from a fellow Honda rider has helped me a-lot. FULL-CHOKE > > > ---- NO-THROTTLE. Starting by 84 Nighthawk with the full choke no > > > throttle method has all but eliminated flooding the bike and the > > > sitting and waiting that went along with it. Also, it has helped my > > > cold starts. I used to use throttle and choke at the same time and > > > often would flood the bike. I know these bikes can be finicky at > > > times, but this method has helped me a bunch. Hope it can help someone > > > else. > > > > Peace, > > > > Nighthawk Nathan- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
