So some bikes still have chokes then?

So you take your bike to a new dealer as your existing dealer is rubbish.

It is in a town that isn't familiar to you.

You turn up and get offered a courtesy bike, to which you ask "it doesn't cost anything does it?", the man serving you looks at you as if to say "of course not it's a courtesy bike!" - but that's just one of the reasons for blowing the old dealer out (another thread somewhere).

You get the keys to a courtesy bike, but have a few houses to look at first in the area so arrange to pick it up later.

On arriving fully kitted you put the key in the ignition and cannot for the life of you get the sodding thing started, but really don't want to go in and look a plonker.

Eventually you go in and the helpful man that served you earlier comes out and starts it first time and says "it needs a bit of choke!".

OH BIKES HAVE CHOKES?!? Well I have only had a pointy and the RR in recent years so had totally forgotten about chokes.

I felt like a right plonker, but fortunately am not from the area so who would know......

The you get home, lock the bike up, cover it and have dinner thinking no more of it, with the embarrassment finally subsiding.

Then you get a PM, from the bloke that served you and helped you start the bike - HOLDUP!

Thanks Fella.

I am such a pr&t!

cue footbal style your **** and you know you are lol only joking easily forgot like fuel tap's.

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by krhall

So you take your bike to a new dealer as your existing dealer is rubbish.

It is in a town that isn't familiar to you.

You turn up and get offered a courtesy bike, to which you ask "it doesn't cost anything does it?", the man serving you looks at you as if to say "of course not it's a courtesy bike!" - but that's just one of the reasons for blowing the old dealer out (another thread somewhere).

You get the keys to a courtesy bike, but have a few houses to look at first in the area so arrange to pick it up later.

On arriving fully kitted you put the key in the ignition and cannot for the life of you get the sodding thing started, but really don't want to go in and look a plonker.

Eventually you go in and the helpful man that served you earlier comes out and starts it first time and says "it needs a bit of choke!".

OH BIKES HAVE CHOKES?!? Well I have only had a pointy and the RR in recent years so had totally forgotten about chokes.

I felt like a right plonker, but fortunately am not from the area so who would know......

The you get home, lock the bike up, cover it and have dinner thinking no more of it, with the embarrassment finally subsiding.

Then you get a PM, from the bloke that served you and helped you start the bike - HOLDUP!

Thanks Fella.

I am such a pr&t!

I don't remember doing any of that??






holdup's a right nob isn't he

Actually the CBF I have is a cracking bike, I know I shouldn't like it coming off my baby, but it's a nice upright drive in town with it's elevated position. Could do with 3" soles on my shoes though.

Oh and a choke too, what's that all about?

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

I don't remember doing any of that??

Eh?

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by krhall

Eh?

Originally Posted by krhall

So you take your bike to a new dealer as your existing dealer is rubbish.

It is in a town that isn't familiar to you.

You turn up and get offered a courtesy bike, to which you ask "it doesn't cost anything does it?", the man serving you looks at you as if to say "of course not it's a courtesy bike!" - but that's just one of the reasons for blowing the old dealer out (another thread somewhere).

You get the keys to a courtesy bike, but have a few houses to look at first in the area so arrange to pick it up later.

On arriving fully kitted you put the key in the ignition and cannot for the life of you get the sodding thing started, but really don't want to go in and look a plonker.

Eventually you go in and the helpful man that served you earlier comes out and starts it first time and says "it needs a bit of choke!".

OH BIKES HAVE CHOKES?!? Well I have only had a pointy and the RR in recent years so had totally forgotten about chokes.

I felt like a right plonker, but fortunately am not from the area so who would know......

The you get home, lock the bike up, cover it and have dinner thinking no more of it, with the embarrassment finally subsiding.

Then you get a PM, from the bloke that served you and helped you start the bike - HOLDUP!

Thanks Fella.

I am such a pr&t!

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

Arghhh I'm at it again, being a pr&t!

Originally Posted by krhall

Arghhh I'm at it again, being a pr&t!

No you're not! it's Second-Person Narration

Mine dont have a choke, it has a fast idle thing which is similar to choke in that you need (or some throttle) it to start the bike when cold, basically a manual version of what an ECU usually does on a FI engine... that is it opens the throttle a little to allow more air in at start up.

I guess there are still a few carb'd bikes that do have true chokes though.

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