Funny, I never read the manual. It's just the manufacture's suggestion on how to operate the vehicle! :)
Some manuals do say "close", but should tell you which direction "close" is. Most likely, the direction to "close" the choke is really opening it. And, yep, as Kyle says, the term "choke" may or may not refer to an actual choke plate. The act of enriching the fuel mixture is often referred to as "closing the choke", even if there is no actual choke... Viggy On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > There's some confusion as to which way you're moving the lever. If you look > at the carbs there are some little plungers that are pulled out or pushed > back in by an armature as you work the choke lever. Those plungers should be > all the way in when the bike is warmed up and running. They should be pulled > out to assist a cold start. The chokes on these bikes are actually > enricheners and are adding extra fuel to the mix. I wouldn't run a bike like > this all the time. It could foul your plugs if it's too rich, but mostly > it's indicative of a bigger problem. Most likely misadjusted or blocked fuel > path in the carbs or filters. > > -Kyle > > > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Stefano Ascari > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Oh, you are supposed to keep the choke open to keep the engine running? I >> thought it was the other way round (first bike == ignorance). >> >> Stefano >> >> -- >> 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.
