Fred Head Questions

[YetiWoodz]

Its a good ngk plug

 

[YetiWoodz]

Maybe spark plugs are made to break like that due to over torquing before they could strip internal threads

 

[Chainlube]

Hand tight and then 1/8 turn.

 

[YetiWoodz]

So this is one of those things that are fundamental for starting these bikes that I have probably been doing wrong this whole time without realizing it. The choke. I've been putting it on before I let go of the clutch.... then when I get momentum and let go of the clutch and then vary the throttle.... the choke turns off too early. It turns off when I go full throttle. So how do I operate it properly when cold starting?

 

[wan37]

I always twist throttle a time or two then apply choke. Then pedal my little a** off its starts squeeze clutch for a couple then throttle on. That's how I do mine. Though I have a hp carb ,now nt's you have to turn choke off manually.

 

[YetiWoodz]

Ok, yeah I got an hp carb btw

 

[Chainlube]

Once it's started you probably don't need the choke anymore. Have you tried to start without choke?

 

[YetiWoodz]

I'm talking about just getting it to cold start. I have trouble starting it without the choke on when cold starting and apparantely I'm doing that all the time. I don't understand how I can keep the choke on when as soon as I pull the throttle all the way or almost all the way, the choke shuts off automatically.

 

[Chainlube]

Don't turn the throttle, just pull in the clutch and let it run on the choke. If you're riding to work on it, you will have to give yourself a little extra time for it to warm up.
I have the same carb and I just start it in the drive, lift the rear wheel and push down on the pedal and she starts. Let it warm for a bit and then go.

 

[YetiWoodz]

Oh, that makes perfect sense, thanks!