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Originally Posted by embee
I usually find the best way is to use choke alone, don't touch the throttle.
Full choke from cold to start it, back off the choke as much as you can while keeping the revs "happy", then once it has settled down and is running smoothly set off gently and back the choke right off as soon as you can.
It's better not to leave it idling to warm up, just 30sec or so until it's happy to be ridden.
Other bikes I've had have thrown wobblies if you touch the throttle with the choke on. They will simply refuse to start afterwards.
Don't repeatedly blip the throttle from cold.
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I'd agree with that, full choke to begin with (don't even touch the throttle) and then slowly back it down in steps to keep the rev's good. Not to high and not to low. By the end you should have the SV ticking over nicely with no choke for a few moments before riding off.
This is what I do every time with never any problems;
1. Full choke, start her up
2. Put helmet on my head
3. Back the choke off a bit
4. Do up helmet
5. Back the choke off a bit more
6. Gloves on
7. Turn off choke
8. Give the SV a moment to settle
9. Small blip of the throttle (not to much revs) to see shes settled
I always let the SV warm up a bit before going off, but thats a personal opinion. Some just jump on and go.