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Old 15-11-09, 09:39 PM
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Re: FAO: Those who have disconnected the choke

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Originally Posted by JB1 View Post
I bought my bike a 98 model 4 yrs ago so it was 7 yrs old when i bought it with 6000 miles on the clock. All the parts were still original but unsure about the battery. Anyway, I've had the bike 4 yrs and still on the same battery. Last year I cleaned the choke plungers and removed the cables. Fuel went from 180miles to a tank to hitting reserve at just over 220miles. My bike sometimes doesn't get started for anything upto 3 weeks and starts no problem. Not lumpy and fires evenly from the outset. Only problem is it doesn't tick over for about 2 mins. It is garaged though.
Hope this helps
JB1
I start and ride off straight away. The bike will tickover without stalling after about 500 yards. If I start it and don't ride off, it will take about 2 mins to tickover cleanly.
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