06-04-2020, 10:39 AM | #17 |
Join Date: May 2013
Location: finger lakes NY
Posts: 2,061
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first time i tried starting my Kawi F11 250 smoker, i had the ignition plate out to completely rewire it (all the wiring was falling apart on that thing...LOL) Aparrently i placed the timing plate a bit to far advanced....i was sure i had broken my ankle/metatarsals in my right foot... first and last time i ever tried starting a smoker with tennis shoes on...
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07-05-2020, 11:55 AM | #18 |
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 472
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Today I was doing a bit of tinkering with the bike, adjusting chain, etc. Ran plug chops at idle and 1/4 to 1/2 throttle and both were perfect. Compression was 150 psi, and I figured if it was ever going to kick start, it would do it now. It was not cooled all the way down, but close. Kicked right over first try.
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07-06-2020, 01:21 AM | #19 |
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 115
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I learned kickstarting on my pre-electronics, horrible Russian carburetors Ural. They are cantankerous bastards you have to often *at least* buy flowers for to get to even start on most days. Those are meant to be kicked over with a crank load of frozen 30w in the Siberian winter.
It helps to kick it over once or twice slowly to draw a little fuel up. Then give it a quarter or so throttle, and put some ass into it. More than 2 or 3 kicks without at least a fart will flood it and make kicking harder. If that happens, wait a minute or 3 and try again. I've just about gotten my TT250 down to a science where I can kick it over every time but when it's stone cold. |
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