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From: niel@ihwpt.UUCP (M. N. Ransom)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: cold weather starting
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Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 13:17:59 EDT
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> 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.
> 
> thanks in advance, (as they say on the net)   aluxz!rakon

I ride my bike year round in Nothern Illinois.  Starting in cold
weather can be a problem.  Unlike you, I keep my bike in the garage
at night though in the mornings the temperature is frequently -20 or
so.  My current bike is a V45 Sabre but previously I owned a CX500.

About all you can do is keep the battery well charged (occasionally
putting it on a charger at night is a good idea), keep the plugs
clean (put in hotter plugs and use unleaded gas), and use no
throttle when starting.  With the CX500 I found that at temperatures
below zero, the bike would briefly start then stall several times
before staying started.

A problem I've had with both the CX500 and V45 (and I suspect most
newer bikes) is the crankcase ventilation hose ices up at
temperatures below, say, -10 F.  Not quite sure how to solve this
except disconnecting the hose at the air cleaner seems to help.

				Good Luck,
				Niel Ransom