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K5 starting questions
awak100:
turn fuel on, lean bike over until fuel runs out of carb overflow line. crank bike over 2 easy kicks then kick the s**t out of it why? when you 2 easy kick it, your pushing fums of gas into the cylinder. It will start. Maybe drop slow jet 1 size
81cr450:
--- Quote from: awak100 on May 13, 2012, 04:26:10 PM ---turn fuel on, lean bike over until fuel runs out of carb overflow line. crank bike over 2 easy kicks then kick the s**t out of it why? when you 2 easy kick it, your pushing fums of gas into the cylinder. It will start. Maybe drop slow jet 1 size
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X2 on the TIP method, had an old guy that did cold start hare scrambles show me & it really helps. Just down on its side & right back up
awak100:
Let me see if the float bowl isnt stuck wide open, how does fuel get into the chamber, in other words if floats close when carb is full, no gas goes anywhere
Hillbilly:
1- compression release 2- soak your Carb over night make sure its clean 3- new NGK#8 Iridum plug 4-Blue-TT-111 octange gas 5-Saber pre mix 2 cycle oil. My mix is 70:1 my 500 starts first kick ever time.My plug the color is good it dosent slobber like before and i dont have all the smoke.But i do miss the castrol smell.Ran this way the last 7 months and everthing good.
81cr450:
When you shut off the fuel to park the bike & let it sit for a few days the fuel likes to evaporate from the bowl so the carb is dry. I you just turn back on the fuel to restart the bike it kind of pressure locks for a bit & takes some violent /more kicks/ shaking to get the fuel down in the bowl. Where if you tip it to the side it relieves the prussure & will take less kicks to start cause the bowl is already primed.
This is if I understand what you were questioning awak100
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