Re: How long does it take to start/warm up your ride?

Posted by shinyribs on Apr 17, 2013; 5:24pm
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Butcher, what you described sounds like my bike if I rush to start it. I've found that if I turn the fuel on and wait a few moments that it gives the bowls time to fill. Mine old roundtop carbs don't have an accelerator pump so I can't prime the engine that way. If mine has sat for a few days it wont fire at the touch of the button. I turn the kill switch off and crank the engine a few turns, then flip the kill switch back to on. Usually fires up right away that way. Takes several minutes before it'll idle normally, but my driveway is half a mile long. I just hop on the bike and ease out my road. By the end she's ready to rock.