Choke

acoolboy7 SG · 2002-03-12T20:13:00+00:00

that is for 2T today the light just lighted, so i went motor tiam and asked. they said is 2T but i also went for engine oil change. then after change still l...

acoolboy7 SG

If leave the choke on while travelling at high speeds will spoil the engine or not? cause i always forget to off the choke after starting the bike.

nismoS132 SG

not spoil lah.
but surprise u nvr si chia...

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owm SG

The engine will be fine, but your spark plug will have a much shorter life time.

Also surprised that your bike will not die off when riding with the choke on.

Givache SG

by right leave choke on sure si chia one leh...
i last time forgot to off then once slow down si chia liao....
then the rpm idling higher...
sure noe the diff mah...-_-

acoolboy7 SG

I riding phantom. no rpm guage. never si chia leh. maybe because i always zua thottle when i clutch in. no major damage will occur if choke is on while travelling?

operator SG

Not veri sure abt motor engine but large compressor motor have similar functions. Leaving the 'choke' on for these compressor results in a decrase in efficiency.

Maybe leaving the choke will just eat up more fuel.... haha.. phantom got fuel gauge rite? y worri...haha....cheers!!

acoolboy7 SG

phantom no fuel guage.
no rpm guage also
that's why on choke also don't know just move off.
haiz

WhitePhantom SG

Since this topic is about choke, can let me ask some Q?
I riding phantom 150..
KNN in the morning, i take about 15 min to kick start the engine leh..
but i jus bought the bike, dun even know where is the choke.. can someone tell me?
if the problem is not with the choke, then wat is the problem about?
Issit the spark plug, or the bike is fucked up? Know anyways to solve this problem?
Thanks..
me so blur now ... Smile

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fp2075r SG

that time my neighbours ktm250 leave the choke on then the spark plug kena stuck cannot come out.

daniuge SG

i dunno bout phantom 150 but i noe where is the choke for phantom 200, it's on the left side juz beside the keyhole. hope it's the same place for 150 Smile btw did u turn on headlight when u kick start? it's better to off it then kick start. coz my downstairs got one gal rider every morning get hell when she tries to kick start with her headlight on lor. juz a suggestion, if still cannot or your headlight already off then u must get the lao jiaos to help u liao

lanxx SG

on the left side, just below the fuel tnak, blanck color handle, that is the choke. to on choke, leave the handle up

Ah^Huat SG

If you leave ur choke on, wat will happen is that it opens ur carb bigger to take in more air, more air flow = more petrol being pumped into carb and then into the block region. The reason why the spark plug will be easily get very black is because the fuel mixture is too thick. Simple? As for your problem, on ur choke and kickstart. Less than 3kicks can start one. I used to ride phantom 150. The kickstart problem applies for TA150 and NSR150. Then need to warm up a little. When ur bike is warmed up, u can feel the rpm go up smoothly as u open throttle. If the rpm cannot go up smoothly, wait for a while the try again. There is no need to wait till the exhaust smoke gets hot. Though this method is applicable, this waste time and cosume extra petrol for nothing.

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acoolboy7 SG

Kick start i last time also same problem.
must learn one. now one to three kicks can start already.
must kick down hard one. also if cold engine, on the choke
the choke is on the left side. but must remember to off after u start. i always forget to off choke one. also no need to zua thottle when starting with choke.

SnailRider SG

Sorry... correction...
turning on the choke will actually reduce the air intake into the carb, thereby richening the fuel-air mixture (more fuel = rich mixture, more air = lean mixture).
This helps in starting a cold engine and speed up the heating process. But when the engine has reached normal running temperature, rich mixture is no longer needed and the engine will stall if it doesn't get enuff air.

toons9 SG

hiz ppl....ehhz here's another way to start without on the choke. don't switch on ur engine yet...juz kick twice or thrice, then on ur engine and kick + rev throttle...should be able to start lor.....but if really cold then it wun be able to maintain long so quickly on choke...
so in the end still gotta use choke so tat the bike dun engine die lor...

WhitePhantom SG

Thankz everyone for the help.. i know wat is the problem liao..
its the fuel injection switch..supposed to off during parking but i know nuts about it..
tats y it overflow, n then next morning cant start engine.. hehe... nothing to do with choke lar..
now currently no more problems liao..
only problem is estimating the amount of petrol left... Smile

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toons9 SG

since tis is brought up i wana noe for those riding sp rite...got the knob for reserve oil tat reads on, off and no resistance ....i heard my frnd say when parking better to turn to off...so tat wun petrol overflow is tat true?
coz my tat knob all the way is always "on"

WhitePhantom SG

Yah that was wat i was mentioning. when u park for more than 4 hours, better turn the knob to off...
cos when overflow that time, must kick long long then can start..
n when off oredi rite, when u wanna start, turn it on first, n then open throttle n kick.. at first like no petrol goin in, this is normal... wait for a while ( warmup the bike ) n then normal operation resumes...
ENJOY UR RIDE Smile

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toons9 SG

hmmmz but my that knob is always "on" so i supoose tat means tat the petrol keep overflowing? coz i have totally NO problems starting my bike...at most 3 kicks. so like leaving the knob on or off like dun make any diff.

SnailRider SG

No... the petrol won't flow to your carb even if you leave the knob on, unless your bike is an old bike and has fuel leakage problem. Usually doesn't happen to newer bikes.

Unless if you leave the knob on, and someone plays with your throttle. Then petrol will flow into your carb. That's why it's better to turn it off at night. There's a lot of ppl with itchy hands out there...