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From: hamilton@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: cold weather starting
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Date: Sun, 20-Oct-85 20:45:00 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 20 20:45:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU!hamilton    Oct 20 19:45:00 1985


>I'd like to stretch my riding season to the first snowfall.  I know how to
>stay warm, but on cold mornings I have trouble getting my '79 honda CX500
>started.  Anyone have any tricks or suggestions to keep me from saying
>heck with it and driving every day.  Oh, one problem is no garage.

    no reason to stop after the first snowfall if the roads clear up.
i've got a '78 CX500 and no garage, and have had few problems getting
it started in sub-zero temps.  the main thing is to keep the battery
in good shape.  i have more trouble when the bike has been idle for more
than a day, so if you get snowed off the roads, be sure to start & run
the engine a while each day.  one winter i tried blowing warm air from
a hair dryer into the air filter; i'm not sure it really helped.

	wayne hamilton
	U of Il and US Army Corps of Engineers CERL
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