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Carb Question

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Johnniespeed:
  My KX 500 starts cold on the second kick and when warm starts on the first kick. My bike idles great,but I dont usually allow it to idle for more than a few seconds. Motocross boots have prevented many broken ankles and legs, if money is an issue get used ones, there are many for sale.
  You do not have to kick your bike until your leg hurts and you do not have to put up with a bike that does not idle.
   Until you get your bike sorted out, you could benefit from a "hotter" spark plug. It will foul less and that may allow you to figure out what is wrong.  "Hotter" has nothing to do with combustion temperature, all plugs fire at the same temperture. "Hotter" only refers to the plugs ability to self clean. NGK is numbered backwards so a   smaller number is "hotter"
  I clean my air filter once a week, they can be washed and re-oiled.
   This site will give you much more acurate advice than any Clymer manual.
  Keep trying, your bike can run great too.  John

stinkbomb1020:
Thanks John, I hope so.

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