Topic: Describe your startup ritual.

[fullofdays]

Alright, everyone describe your startup ritual...

CB500F-

Petcock on
Switch key to run
twist throttle twice
kick twice
let her warm up

ride out

[Gordon]

It depends almost completely on a couple of factors:

What's the ambient temperature?
How long since it was last run?

[fullofdays]

altitude, barometer, dewpoint...

  hahaha

[octalz]

I wouldn't advise anyone to follow me, but here goes.

'77 750A

1) Petcock on (oh crap, it was already. forgot it again)
2) Pull the choke all the way out.
3) Key on.
4) Pull key out and turn it over (bent key only works one way)
5) Hit the start button (crap, who left it in gear?)
6) Put it in neutral
7) Step 5 again
8 ) Let it warm up
9) push the choke in
10) quick, pull the choke back out.
11) OK, I gotta get to work. Leave anyway.

[Gordon]

My start-up procedures for my bikes are very different depending on time of year and even time of day, and especially if the bike has sat longer than a week (mainly for the 550, not so much for the 750).  

Let's assume a warm day and the 750 has been ridden recently, but not that day.

Turn on ignition, turn on gas, close choke all the way and then re-open about 1/8th, turn throttle stop screw in 1 1/2 turns, kick once and it's running, open choke fully, and then ride immediately because that's the best way to warm up an engine.  

[BLUE71TURBO]

 Well let's see, I get up, scratch my nuts, walk to the bathroom..............

[Motoguy23]

COLD

1. put choke on
2. Kick twice
3. Key on
4. Kick once
5. Get half way down the block and start spuddering
6. turn petcock on
And I'm on my way.

WARM

1. Key on
2. Kick
And I'm on my way.

[gregimotis]

1  Open garage
2  Pull out as many bicycles as are in the way today, also box of whatever and bag of stuff that might be on the garage sale we are having sometime.
3  Move whichever car was parked too close to the center of the driveway and make room for bike to pass.
4  Push bike out, turn on petcock and open chock all the way, then back off a tiny bit
5  kick and goose throttle
6  slowly replace choke with throttle as bike will not run on choke very long
7  Thread bike out of driveway onto road, rev a few times just for fun
8  Laugh maniacally and Roar from suburbia into the big world!  Murder all who stand in the path of my badassedness!!! AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[cameron]

1. Open fuel
2. Choke all the way
3. Kick 4 times. Wait a second....
4. Turn on key
5. Hit electric start.
6. Fiddle with choke and throttle trying to keep her running
7. Hit electric start again.
8. Un-choke all the way.
9. Dial up idle speed adjustment a little bit.

and I'm on my way

[scunny]

open petcock, give throttle a couple of wacks, pull choke out hit starter. she will splutter on 2 cylinders then onto 3 then 4, push choke in halfway and let idle for about 30 seconds, choke in and good to go.

[BeSeeingYou]

Turn petcock on
Full choke
One twist of the throttle
Bip the starter button
It fires instantly and I have to bump the choke down to 3/4 and let it warm up for about a minute
Take the choke off and ready to roll.

[Laminar]

1. blah
2. blah
3. blah
4. If people are watching, kick it. If not, starter button.
5. blah

[CB750Ken8]

Pull out of garage
turn kill switch to run
turn key
press the button
open petcock

I may change it after I finished fixing it.

[dave500]

petrol on CHECK,key and handle bar switch on CHECK neutral light and oil light on CHECK press starter button and enjoy.

[Skonnie Boy]

Petcock open, choke on.
Kick twice.
Ignition key on, kill switch on.
Kick once.
Roar to life.
Fiddle with idle screw.
Review life in sum.
Consider possible accident-related death.
Reconcile possiblities.
Exit parking area.

[Gordon]

I'm curious to know if those who twist the throttle a couple of times before starting the engine have carbs with an accelerator pump or not?

[camelman]

1) avoid dog poop in driveway on way down to motorcycle
2) uncover, turn on fuel, put in key, turn bike around
3) flick on choke and hit start
4) immediately back off choke until revs climb, blip throttle, and leave at half choke
5) put in gear and try to avoid dog poop on way out of driveway
6) say to heck with dog poop and do a burn out in it on way out of driveway
7) drag mirror along the side of neighbor's truck (they are his damned dogs anyway... he should clean up the poop)
pull out of driveway and flick choke completely off

Camelman

[axehole54]

-put on helmet and gloves
-realise that I don't have a pair of pliers to pull on my broken choke lever
-turn on ignition switch, kill, and fuel
-try starting anyway by lightly blipping the throttle whilst cranking
-turn off fuel and ignition switch
-give up trying to start with no choke
-fumble around without being able to see directly below me looking for pliers
-realise that that I've hidden a pair under my fuel door
-turn on ignition switch and fuel
-full choke, crank, fires, starts
-choke back to almost off, and work throttle to keep running till warm
-enjoy listening to unbaffled lake pipes alerting my small town that I'm on my way out somewhere

[Steve F]

It depends almost completely on a couple of factors:

What's the ambient temperature?
How long since it was last run?

Not to mention that not all bikes have the choke cable to open the throttle slightly when choked (like mine, '76 750F)

1. Open petcock
2. Turn idle screw 1/2 turn in
3. Full choke
4. Turn on key
5. Start
6. Immediately set choke to about 75%
7. After about 10 seconds, choke off (she runs a bit rich anyway)
8. blip throttle a bit to "clear it's throat" and smooth out idle.

[andy750]

1. Open the barn doors
2. Roll the mighty 750 out into the morning sunshine and see the sunrise orange sparkle in the daylight
3. Put on worn leather jacket and shades followed by helmet and black leather gloves.
4. Roll it to the top of the hill
5. Ignition on, petcock open.
6. Take a deep breath of fresh morning air and smile at the beautiful girl watching me.
7. Roll down the hill gathering speed
8. Shift into 2nd gear about half-way down............and vrooooooooom.......the throaty HM300s burst into life...and small birds fly from tree tops
9. The morning has got off to a good start  


Ok well not really but this is how Id like to start the morning ...better than commuting to work in traffic  

[Nikkisixx]

From cold:
1. Walk around the bike looking for parts/fluids on the ground, sagging chain, flat tire, etc.
2. Turn on fuel
3. Pump the throttle (pumper carbs)
4. Pull the choke 1/2 on
5. Key and kill to "on"
6. Quick stab of the starter or a half hearted kick
7. Put on my gear while it warms up a bit



 

[Steve F]

1. blah
2. blah
3. blah
4. If people are watching, kick it. If not, starter button.
5. blah

 

[75cb550 (kyle)]

1. back out of garage
2. fuel on
3. start button
4. exhaust facing next door neighbors bedroom window
5. little choke
6. little gas
7. ride through next door neighbors front yard

[oldhondarider]

1. blah
2. blah
3. blah
4. If people are watching, kick it. If not, starter button.
5. blah

6. If people aren't watching...and step 4 doesn't work....give her a good running start and bump start her...  

[oldhondarider]

we we're talking about bikes....correct?