Hey gang. Wonderful weather we've got in Texas lately.
So this has been an "issue" since I bought the bike, but cold starting this thing is a pain. I replaced the starter, got a nice LiFe battery, and it still slugs to start. If I push start it, it seems to work a little better. I can start off by choking it, and it sounds like it wants to fire over, if I keep it on choke, it wont start, then taking the choke off after about 4-6 5sec starts it will just barely crank over, then I've got to hold the throttle up or else the backfire through the intake will kill the motor. The backfire seems to happen only at very low rpm, after it gets nice and warm, the idle changes a little bit higher which will keep it from stalling. I would really like to think that it's all centered around the carburetor, but I don't know a whole lot about small motors right now.
Anyone else got some wisdom to share? Thanks!
So this has been an "issue" since I bought the bike, but cold starting this thing is a pain. I replaced the starter, got a nice LiFe battery, and it still slugs to start. If I push start it, it seems to work a little better. I can start off by choking it, and it sounds like it wants to fire over, if I keep it on choke, it wont start, then taking the choke off after about 4-6 5sec starts it will just barely crank over, then I've got to hold the throttle up or else the backfire through the intake will kill the motor. The backfire seems to happen only at very low rpm, after it gets nice and warm, the idle changes a little bit higher which will keep it from stalling. I would really like to think that it's all centered around the carburetor, but I don't know a whole lot about small motors right now.
Anyone else got some wisdom to share? Thanks!