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Old 01-06-2009, 04:18 PM   #19
Water Warrior 2
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Re: Warm Blooded Bikes?

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Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran
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Originally Posted by Water Warrior
Lynda's bike can't make up it's mind on how to run when started up on a colder day. Won't run with full choke without screaming at high revs and backing off the choke a bit will kill it almost instantly. Seems to be a combo of choke and throttle to keep it running until some heat developes and it is happy after that.
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That describes my GZ perfectly.
Smaller engines with smaller carbs would also be more sensitive to a choke setting. Larger engines will be more forgiving of fuel mixtures in most cases. Now all you need is a FI V-twin from Japan. I would suggest a VStrom but I don't think you would like it (well you might), it has a FI 650 cc / 90 degree V-twin that is so smooth that nothing ever vibrates.
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