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From: marauder@fluke.UUCP (Bill Landsborough)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: How should a bike act when cold?
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Date: Mon, 8-Sep-86 10:33:12 EDT
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In article <3110@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> rh@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU (Randy Haskins) writes:
>I got my (new) '83 Kawasaki KZ-750 in March, and I'm pretty happy
it was definitely sputtering when
>I throttled up.  What sorts of changes in behavior should I
>expect with changes in humidity and temperature?  Thanx to
>anyone who can describe these effects.
>Random

It is hard to tell what is happening with your bike not hearing it but
"sputtering" sounds like to me that you are describing a too rich
condition.  The engine runs heavy and black smoke comes from the
exhaust pipes.  It has no power.  That is the condition when you have
the choke on too long or too much.  Try backing the choke lever off
just a little until the engine sounds better.  

Too lean of a mixture or turning off the choke too soon will cause the
engine to "hunt" and sometimes backfires through the carburetors.
Sometimes when you try to accelerate it will momentarily quit like you
turned off the ignition for a half of a second.

If the problem is not in the range of the choke, ie. you have the
choke all the way off and it still is too rich, then take it back to
your dealer and get the carbs adjusted.  It is a fairly simple
adjustment and you will like your new bike a whole bunch more.

		Bill Landsborough

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