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07-02-07, 07:00 PM

my neighbour who is an old spitfire engineer.. (well he was when he was alive)..

always used to go mad at me when I was revving my engine warming it up.. and had it on choke .

he said something about it not being "under load" . and said I was a "noisy bugger!

northwind · 07-02-07, 07:08 PM

If you doubt the battery, it's a good opportunity to get one of the newer Yuasas, which are dynamite for cold starting... Higher capacity, higher output, all round good news.

Mark_h · 07-02-07, 09:29 PM

I changed to super unleaded and that made cold starting much better. That and an opti-mate at least now if it starts then stalls I get another shot at starting it. In my pre-optimate days it was one shot then no chance. Also I always make sure I have turned lights and heated grips off when starting in the cold to give the battery as much chance as possible to kick it over and keep it running.

07-02-07, 07:08 PM	#12
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	If you doubt the battery, it's a good opportunity to get one of the newer Yuasas, which are dynamite for cold starting... Higher capacity, higher output, all round good news. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

07-02-07, 09:29 PM	#13
Mark_h Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 2,448	I changed to super unleaded and that made cold starting much better. That and an opti-mate at least now if it starts then stalls I get another shot at starting it. In my pre-optimate days it was one shot then no chance. Also I always make sure I have turned lights and heated grips off when starting in the cold to give the battery as much chance as possible to kick it over and keep it running. __________________ Don't want to be the quickest; don't want to be the best; just want to be the one having the most fun. XL125Varadero -> Curvy SV650N-Y -> SV1000N-K3 -> Multistrada 1200s Twin-tastic stuff. Minister for Sustainability *Aliquid prudentissimus delectabiles et intelligentes in adamasset lingua.*

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07-02-07, 07:00 PM	#11
Quiff Wichard Guest Posts: n/a	my neighbour who is an old spitfire engineer.. (well he was when he was alive).. always used to go mad at me when I was revving my engine warming it up.. and had it on choke . he said something about it not being "under load" . and said I was a "noisy bugger!