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my bike takes ages to tick over by itself
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:36 pm
by cbr400streetfighter
hi guys just got myself a cbr400 and im having problems getting it to tick over whilst cold, jw what it could be, also need to know how to connect the choke as i have no bloody idea ha
Re: my bike takes ages to tick over by itself
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:52 am
by Riccodan
cbr400streetfighter wrote:hi guys just got myself a cbr400 and im having problems getting it to tick over whilst cold, jw what it could be, also need to know how to connect the choke as i have no bloody idea ha
remove the tank then the air box then ull be able to see the carbs theres a fine strip at the back or top of the carbs closest to the engine head that is connect to 4 pins one on each carbs if they are clean the will be gold little dots with rubber covers behind them it just goes around that area hard to explain with out showing you

but hopefully give you an idea
Re: my bike takes ages to tick over by itself
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:52 pm
by leopard_pagan
mine never ticks over when cold. i start on choke, let it warm up for a min. choke off: then set off..
Re: my bike takes ages to tick over by itself
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:36 pm
by Riccodan
leopard_pagan wrote:mine never ticks over when cold. i start on choke, let it warm up for a min. choke off: then set off..
check to see the carb jets are not blocked if not check your valve clearances
Re: my bike takes ages to tick over by itself
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:50 pm
by leopard_pagan
ahh but i do not have a problem with mine.. just stating that this is normal for me. once my bike has warmed up, it will tick over on 1.5-2K rpm just fine... btw 1.2-1.5K rpm is what the NC29 should idle at when warm... i have mine set slightly higher up to 2K
oh and no chance my carbs jets get blocked being used every day for the last 10 years
