[alantf]

At the moment it's about 10ºC/ 50ºF. I don't have any problems starting without the choke (European/Spanish GZ), & it warms up completely after about 10 miles, & then the engine note changes to a throaty rumble, & all's fine.
The problem I've always had (I've got 9000km on the clock now) is that whatever the temperature, & whatever the engine temperature, if I close the throttle completely the bike gives a sudden jerk as the revs die, so I have to get the clutch in at a much higher speed than the handbook says, just to avoid the kick in the back. I've never had this with any other bike. Is this common to the GZ, or just to my bike? incidentally, the tickover is set high enough so that once I'm out of the garage & onto the open road, it never stalls at stop signs.