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Re: It's alive!

Postby Volker_P » Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:59 am

As announced above, I tried to reanimate my CB this weekend. As expected, it did not work that easy, and I even had to recharge my battery one time before it finally got alive. Cylinders still were dry when the battery was down for the first time, this was strange. And maybe I put a bit too much oil in this time, it was smoking heavily quite a while. :roll: Nevertheless I did a short turn and it ran great as usual. Good to have it back on the road! :P

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Re: It's alive!

Postby Vatch » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:12 am

Volker_P wrote: And maybe I put a bit too much oil in this time, it was smoking heavily quite a while. :roll:


How much oil did you put in? :D
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Re: It's alive!

Postby Volker_P » Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:56 am

Oh, maybe a misunderstanding. I did not fill in too much engine oil but I put a bit into the cylinders over winter to prevent corrosion as my garage is extremely wet. And this seemed to be quite a lot from the cloud coming up at least from the left side. But as it was a windy day it was still far away from that what happens when I start my 1958 2-stroke scooter once a year... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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Postby Ibsen » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:11 am

I spray CRC 556 into the mufflers on my bikes before winter storage. It smokes badly the first time I start it up in the spring. :lol:

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Re: It's alive!

Postby Volker_P » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:10 am

Hmm, it looks like we are straight on the way to a smoke cloud picture contest in the show it off section... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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Re: It's alive!

Postby Ibsen » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:31 am

Volker_P wrote:Hmm, it looks like we are straight on the way to a smoke cloud picture contest in the show it off section... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


:mrgreen: :lol:

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Postby Vatch » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:45 am

I installed a new battery and put fresh gas in the bike. It started on the first try! :D :D One touch of the start button and it came to life. I added air to the tires and took it out for a 20 minute ride. Took it up to 140 km/h and all was fine. :D :D I love it when everything works out.
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Postby Ibsen » Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:32 pm

That's good news Vatch. Enjoy it! :D

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on the subject of cold weather starts...

Postby kbailey » Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:32 pm

My dad is a crazy fool who will ride his motorcycle all winter as long as the streets have no ice/snow. even in >0F. The coldest I have ever gotten my '84 nighthawk to start was 34F. I always considered it to be a terrible cold weather starter. less than 50F and it's a real struggle to get it started. what about the rest of you?

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Re: It's alive!

Postby Volker_P » Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:45 am

Cold starting is hard and choke has to stay in long compared to other bikes even at warm weather. This was one reason for me to get a dirtbike for winter. Hey, and greetings to your dad :lol:

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Postby Ibsen » Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:56 am

My 650 is very cold blooded too. I have found that pumping the carbs a couple of times makes it much easier to start. And I need to drive with the choke on for quite a while after I take off.


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