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Offline Jarhead12

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« on: June 03, 2010, 04:35:55 PM »
My bike is taking forever to start. It has fresh gas, rebuilt carbs, sea foam, and was ran the day before. Its a cb350f. It take fifteen or so kicks before it starts. Any ideas? Could this be from the wrong jets or fouled spark plugs? ???
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2010, 05:03:29 PM »
Could be a lot of things.  It could also be a starting procedure that isn't in line with the needs of the bike.  What is your method for cold-starting your engine? 

My 750 is easy to start when cold, but my 550 takes more finesse.  Try a few kicks with the choke closed and the ignition turned off to prime the cylinders, and then turn it on and kick again. 
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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2010, 09:20:07 PM »
alright it started today cold on one kick. So maybe it just needs to be run more.
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« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2010, 09:31:09 PM »
It's a cliche, but it's a cliche for a good reason.  Your bike is like a woman.  You have to learn what she needs to get going, and then you need to provide her those things before she will do what you want.  And riding her on a regular basis is one of those basic needs! ;D
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« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2010, 07:23:47 AM »
hahaha ok yeah that makes more sense now ;D
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