Topic: Help a newbie - CB350F choke

[Strelnik]

So I recently bought my first bike, a Honda CB350F, and I'm a little confused about the choke, please bare with me as I'm sure I don't describe it too well.

Now when I warm up my bike, I open the choke to warm it up and wait a few minutes until I get 1.5 rpms then I close it until it gets up to 2 (which I figure means it's good to go). But I noticed this isn't as far as the choke can close, so when I tried pushing it farther I end up killing the engine.

So am I doing something wrong? Maybe it needs to warm up more before I completely close the choke? Or am I supposed to leave it in that 'sweet spot' before it kills the engine?

[KiefRichards]

Pulling up on the lever gives more choke.
Lever down is no choke.
It stalls when fully up because its fully choked

[Strelnik]

Ah okay, I've been reading up on this lately and ended up confusing myself but that helps, thanks.