Cold Weather vs Drive Shaft

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R3sp4wN · #1 Post by **R3sp4wN** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:04 am

I had trouble starting my bike this morning. It was 29 degrees. My chain driven bike has a bit of trouble with cold weather cranking, but the shaft driven bike took a quite a bit to get started. Is this a common problem with shaft drives?

HYPERR · #2 Post by **HYPERR** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:09 am

Shaft or chain would have nothing to do with starting. It could be your bike is running lean. Didn't you say you took out the baffles in another thread?

Johnj · #3 Post by **Johnj** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:26 am

Both of those bikes are cold-blooded. You properly need to clean the carbs.

R3sp4wN · #4 Post by **R3sp4wN** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:23 am

Yes, I put the baffles back in. I have no problem starting up any time, but it takes a few starts before it actually runs when it is sub 40 degrees. I pull the choke out and also tap the throttle to get it to start. Once it actually starts, I give it a little gas and it will stay running.

The whole problem with the egine cutting off, acting like it was out of fuel, was that the fuel was off. The new bike has a double prog fuel switch and my old one had a single prong. When I looked at it I automatically assumed that it was on. I know, I am an idiot.

#5 Post by **Big B** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:12 am

happens to the best of us. the first time i had a bike that had a kickstand kill switch i went nuts trying to figure out why the hell it wouldn't start

R3sp4wN · #6 Post by **R3sp4wN** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:19 pm

If I were to adjust the screw that controls how it idles, not sure what to actually call it, would that give it more gas for purpose I am asking about in the winter months. I will really only need to do that for a few months as it starts right up instantly when I hit the electric start.

I rode my VLX yesterday to keep it from just sitting in my garage; I felt like a circus bear on a little bike =). I really didn't realise how huge the Sabre is in comparison.

paul246 · #7 Post by **paul246** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:39 am

R3sp4wN wrote:
The whole problem with the egine cutting off, acting like it was out of fuel, was that the fuel was off. The new bike has a double prog fuel switch and my old one had a single prong. When I looked at it I automatically assumed that it was on. I know, I am an idiot.

You should place this information on your other post where you raised the question in the first place. That way it completes your thread (respectful to the people who took the time to offer suggestions to help you) plus other people can learn from your experience..

High_Side · #8 Post by **High_Side** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:20 am

paul246 wrote:
R3sp4wN wrote:
The whole problem with the egine cutting off, acting like it was out of fuel, was that the fuel was off. The new bike has a double prog fuel switch and my old one had a single prong. When I looked at it I automatically assumed that it was on. I know, I am an idiot.
You should place this information on your other post where you raised the question in the first place. That way it completes your thread (respectful to the people who took the time to offer suggestions to help you) plus other people can learn from your experience..

Plus you can give credit where credit is due