80 degrees outside and I still need to pull my choke !

[AngryAmish]

80 degrees outside and I still need to pull my choke (when starting) or else engine stalls ! Any ideas why or is this normal !

 

Thanks

[Prairiehammer]

I have to use my choke whenever the engine is at room temperature. I'd say it is normal.

[cowpuc]

Normal for these good ol carbs..

[Yammer Dan]

Its a Yamaha!! They just don't like to be woke up. A touch of Sea-Foam?? Mine will start without choke but it don't like to. So I use it to wake her up when first starting.

[ACE50]

After installing larger slow jets (15 stock to 17.5) almost never use choke now unless it's below 55°. Better throttle response too. Same MPG.

[usedcyclesales]

I live 20 miles from you and have owned 6 2nd gen Ventures and 2 2nd gen Tour deluxe and only one I didn't have to choke. That one never had ethanol in it and had bub exhaust and was rejetted. That being said I think it's normal.

[Snaggletooth]

From a cold start in the morning before I even crank it I flip the choke to full and right back off. Pops right off. About half choke for a couple minutes to let it smooth out and that's it.

 

After that first squirt in the morning it's good for the day.

[pmelah]

i never use choke above 55 degrees

[JohnT]

After a certain age bikes and riders share some similar traits. They all need different,,,motivation, from one another. Some more, some less,,um oh yeah, I'm talking about choke. Bike choke. I actually haven't had to use mine lately. Of course overnight lows have been well into the 60's.

[V7Goose]

I have no idea what kind of bike you have, but that is not particularly normal for a 2nd gen unless the pilot jets are gummed up.

Goose

[friesman]

my 2003 needs a choke every morning, or if its been sitting even in the hot sun, for at least a minute or 2.

 

Brian

[Cheesehead in flatland]

Not only do I need to use the choke, it seems I need to give it slight throttle when trying to start it cold. I ran a bottle of tectron through it and it seems to run well otherwise.

 

I ride a 2003 RSV.

 

Thoughts?

[dacheedah]

Mines newer and choke when very cool out 1st start of the day, never in the heat of summer

[MiCarl]

It's normal to have to choke a carburated engine that hasn't been running very recently.

 

If you've got a cold engine (even 80 degrees is cold) and it'll start without choke you're probably too rich.

[djh3]

My 09 if it has sit say overnight yup got to choke it. Maybe not long but it needs that little extra shot of go jusce to start.

[Brake Pad]

had to start mine that way every time I started the bike. it's normal

[N3FOL]

I have to use my choke whenever the engine is at room temperature. I'd say it is normal.

 

I say it is just fine. I even have to choke my weedwacker for a few seconds. Always warm up Yamaha engines.

[AngryAmish]

i have no idea what kind of bike you have,goose

 

'07 rsv

[AngryAmish]

Thank you everyone, feel better now that it is normal !! LOL

[Guest]

Most of us have to choke something when we first wake up...........