my bike takes ages to tick over by itself

[cbr400streetfighter]

hi guys just got myself a cbr400 and im having problems getting it to tick over whilst cold, jw what it could be, also need to know how to connect the choke as i have no bloody idea ha

[Riccodan]

hi guys just got myself a cbr400 and im having problems getting it to tick over whilst cold, jw what it could be, also need to know how to connect the choke as i have no bloody idea ha

remove the tank then the air box then ull be able to see the carbs theres a fine strip at the back or top of the carbs closest to the engine head that is connect to 4 pins one on each carbs if they are clean the will be gold little dots with rubber covers behind them it just goes around that area hard to explain with out showing you but hopefully give you an idea

[leopard_pagan]

mine never ticks over when cold. i start on choke, let it warm up for a min. choke off: then set off..

[Riccodan]

mine never ticks over when cold. i start on choke, let it warm up for a min. choke off: then set off..

check to see the carb jets are not blocked if not check your valve clearances

[leopard_pagan]

ahh but i do not have a problem with mine.. just stating that this is normal for me. once my bike has warmed up, it will tick over on 1.5-2K rpm just fine... btw 1.2-1.5K rpm is what the NC29 should idle at when warm... i have mine set slightly higher up to 2K

oh and no chance my carbs jets get blocked being used every day for the last 10 years