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I would appreciate any help with this. I recently bought a 1982 yamaha maxim with 14k miles on it. All it needed was a battery, was garage kept. The problem i am having is the first thing in the morning I open the choke and press the starter, the motor turns over and starts, then dies out when I try to give it gas. I then try the same and all it does is crank. I end up push starting. Once it is started for the day it runs and starts just fine all day. just a morning problem. flooding???? timing??? I have no ideas. one other symptom I noticed is after it is warmed up and idling well, the idle will intermittently start to increase. ie...one light it increases while stopped, and the next it idles fine. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a rookie so don't talk too technical! Thanks!

How long are you letting it warm up before you start giving it gas?
It might just not be a morning person. I know i'm usually pretty dang grumpy when i realize i'm about to ride 45 miles before the sun comes up.

that is it. I cannot get it running long enough for it to warm up. It starts runs for 2 secs, stops then won't fire up again till i push it

It sounds like your choke may be out of adjustment. When you open the throttle you're effectively leaning out the mixture, so what you may need to do is adjust the choke so the cold idle is better, and avoid applying throttle until the bike is fully warmed up.

You might want to pull the plugs and have a look at them to get an idea of just what kind of condition your motor and plugs are in (rich, lean, detonation, etc)

I had a man who has been working on triumphs for the past 45+ years just do a tune up ( the local yamaha dealer won't touch it because it is too old they say) and he said the plugs looked great when he changed them and adjusted the choke for me. I do not understand why it doesn't want to kick over again with the starter button after it stalls the first time. could the carburators be flooded?

Is it in gear? Most bikes won't start unless they're in neutral. Also, try putting up the kickstand, some bikes have a switch that won't let it start if the kickstand is down.

My 83 seca does the same thing, just keep the chock open and let it idle for a few minutes before you even try toucvhing the throtle. Theyre cranky.

My 75 Beemer all but demands a pot of coffee in the morning.