So some bikes still have chokes then?

Ah, chokes. The only downside to carbs

but its not really a downside, because you control how long the mixture is rich for, hopefully for less than what EFI would have it as

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

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.

fast idle lever? my dads gsxr600 had one, he called me a plonker when i was 14 and said "shall i pull the choke lever?"

[yorkie_chris]

Yeah the first injected ones had that. Just moves a little cam on the linkage to open the throttles a bit.

thought so, some of the first 800cc VFR's have them aswell, i want my next bike to be EFI and i was a little miffed to think that i'd have to be giving an EFI bike "choke", but if its just a lever holding the throttle open then thats ok in any case it should make for easier starting

When I first got my pointy I looked at the bike for the Choke/Fast Idle and the salesman said "It`s Fuel Injection mate , all controlled by the computer" ..... so with that I went to the local Garage and filled up , Bike won`t start at all . I had 2 friends with me and they were saying things like "Oh man , you bought a Dud" . I was 500 yards away from the dealers and pushed it back , sweating like a glassblowers ar$e . I get there and the salesman holds the clutch lever in and starts the bike up .................... My ears were glowing for hours .

[Bibio]

fail.......................................... jezuz u had to get holdup to start your bike.

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

I get there and the salesman holds the clutch lever in and starts the bike up .................... My ears were glowing for hours .

I never did work that out with the pointy, why is that the case and not with any other bike I have seen? It never caught me out thought - PHEW!

Originally Posted by Bibio

fail.......................................... jezuz u had to get holdup to start your bike.

Erm yeah FAIL, then I pulled away and the petrol light came on straight away so I had the panic of trying to find a petrol station in a town I don't know. Especially as the CBF is bigger and heavier than my bike!

Yep, my old dinosaur ZX9R has a choke, and a fuel tap. I like the bike too much to change it - can't find anything else out there that has the everyday practicality, storage room and outright performance for the money

Back in the early 90's I took a Brank spanking ZXR400 out on a test ride in Newcastle. I had it for the day.

About three hours later I ended up in a little town in the middle of nowhere and stopped for lunch.

After lunch I got on it and set off for the dealership. It stalled. So I set off again! It stalled. In fact, every time I put it in gear it stalled.

It took about an hour to find out the bike had a side stand switch!! The first time I'd been on a bike that had one. Every time I put it in gear it cut out and oh how I felt stooopid! Especially with the crowd that had gathered to look at the sexy new bike!

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

holdup's a right nob isn't he

Originally Posted by Bibio

fail.......................................... jezuz u had to get holdup to start your bike.

Shut up

Originally Posted by krhall

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

Originally Posted by krhall

Erm yeah FAIL, then I pulled away and the petrol light came on straight away so I had the panic of trying to find a petrol station in a town I don't know. Especially as the CBF is bigger and heavier than my bike!

I cant be held responsible for that

Wanna know the best bit? I rode Kevs bike