Bad Cold Start

[oldbikeman]

Ever since I owned the bike I've had to nurse the engine from cold.The previous owner had just paid a bike shop £150 to clean out the bowls . Turned out both starter jets in the float bowl were blocked .This is the long jet without the screw slot.Check it by putting a length of hose over it and sucking .If it is blocked I used a welding torch pin but any very thin wire should do it.Now it runs on choke beautifully.Start to finish took about an hour,easy.

[simo]

That's a good Tip, will make a note of that.

[CB_Phil]

Nice one, must have a look myself, shes startin to run crap on choke & keeps cutting out, Cheers

[oldbikeman]

The holes are very small and block easy .

[tony.mon]

Have just started a bad cold myself, nose keeps running*, probably flu, but I might try calling in with a bad back as I will get a longer time off.

Or, if I fancy the whole summer off, depression.



*the holes are very small, and block easily.