i know it's been 5 years, but appreciate the vid. i just bought a bike with a choke. manual says to have lever pulled all the way at start and let it run for a while. i got scared when it rev'd up like crazy, and thought my bike had something wrong with it, but saw it's normal if it's pulled all the way. i tried it like you said and it's running smooth now. thank you
The 2014 Ninja 250 still uses carbs! (So a choke).Good vid. I miss starting my Bandit in the morning and waking people up. A lot of people don't know, carbs are the reason behind us revving our engines. You rev'd to make sure the throttle was responding and that the bike didn't die.
This is super useful, I got my license in 2022 but just bought my first personal bike, went with a 2003 that wasn't too expensive so I wouldn't have to worry about being new on it, but it had a choke which I had never seen before! Now I do this every day
This bike actually has an 'enrichment' system and not a 'choke', but the results are the same- they both supply a fuel- rich mix to the engine whether it's 'hot' or 'cold'. No throttle should be required or used (blipping) during the initial start up process, and if throttle is needed it's almost always a sign that your carb needs servicing-very common with today's fuels if the machine has not been run on a regular basis/several times a month. Any throttle used while 'on choke' defeats the purpose of the choke or enrichment system. Avoid ethanol blended fuels if possible unless you run the machine daily and NEVER run E85 in these 'vintage' engines! Use a quality fuel stabilizer if the machine (mowers et al too!) sits for weeks at a time without being run to control phase separation of the 'fuel'. Once started, it's important to run the machine until it's fully up to operating temperature- 5-10 minutes minimum. The traditional choke has a plate or slide that closes off the intake(inlet) side of the carb to restrict airflow which routes increased vacuum to the carb's internals to add more fuel to the mix. The enrichment circuit differs in that it adds fuel to the mix with a plunger that reroutes vacuum and/or fuel to the carb inlet; there is no restricter plate. This is a simplified explanation and a good factory service manual (or goggle) shows the actual internal passages, etc. of the carb if you're interested. Regardless of which system your bike has it's very important to keep the rpms as low as possible during the initial warmup until the oil has circulated through the top end. Manipulate the 'choke' to maintain rpms only to where the engine continues to run without using the throttle, and go 'off choke' asap, when the machine idles as it should without any choke, or throttle blips. On the hottest days of the year, my KLR 250 (which has a nearly identical carb as the little Ninja in this vid) occasionally needs to be briefly 'choked' after it sits for short periods during the days I ride it due to the rapid evaporation of fuel in the carb from the high heat radiating from the engine, but typically no enrichment is needed but for the initial start up for the day. Above all, RTFM!
I had a Ninja 250 in the early 90's, and this is exactly how I used the choke. After it started I would adjust the choke so that the tac would idle at 1K RPM's. After 2 minutes I was ready to go. After 30 years, I purchased a 20 year old carbureted motorcycle, and it starts much different. That's why I seeked out this video, I wanted to see if the procedure was different from bike to bike. I either choke a little or not at all, and when the bike starts, I bring the choke down, or it will die. I don't know if it's because it has four carburetor's and they all have different needs etc. I do like my fuel injected bike much better, but the cool thing about these carbureted bikes, is that you can push (bump for you people out east) start them.
Wow bro thanks I was wondering why my bike was running so loud I didn’t know what that handle was for . Thanks I did exactly what u said once the bike was warm push the handle All the way up she stay running quite nice
Thank you sooo freaking much! Just got an 1980 CB750 CUSTOM and couldn't keep it running so I played with the choke until it ran! Now I see what I was doing wrong! Kudos bruh 👍👍
Hey man, thanks for the video. My old suzuki fh125m gets cold easily and this video really helped a lot. I can finally warm my bike up properly without it shutting off multiple times due to a cold engine ! :D
Thanks man, now I understand how that choking thing works. Im quite new in the bike world and didnt understand why my bike sounded like it was possessed, speeding up all by itself.
Such a simple thing, and so hard to find a good explanation, even in person people are shit at explaining/don’t know what they’re talking about. Thank you so much, super new rider, 1983 Honda Nighthawk 550 :3 Michigan spring is almost here!!!!!
Did you get excited about the helicopter lol and thanks for the very helpful info about how to use a choke, I'm not a rider but I'm looking forward/ want to become one
+Daniel Lozano yah, i was so stoked watching videos last year about being a new motorcycle rider, watched all the MSF course videos and such! Now I have a new bike and its so powerful, its great!
You can take a plastic bag, cut a hole in the corner and wire tie it around the top of a cable housing to pour lube in there and it might drip down with time it seemed to work with mine on a thirty nine year old bike.
Man damn bro I never really had a bike I just brought a 1993 Suzuki 750 katana with only 14,000 miles on her first bike but now I feel like shit after hearing u say that u don’t miss that shit at all🤯😡😔😩😢💯😁Are they really that bad frfr bro ?
I just bought a Yamaha V Twin Star 250. When you say all the "way up there" does that location show an icon of a choke closed ? I find if I move the choke to the left it runs way to fast. If I have it to the maximum right it has the real nice idle. However in that position the markings show a closed choke. Now on a riding lawn tractor one cannot run a warm engine on a closed choke? So is that different for a motorcycle engine?
So someone make sure I got this right. When it’s cold, I turn the choke on, start the bike, wait for it to warm up, turn choke off, then go?? Is that right?
My father used to rev the engine while choking, to make the process faster. Is this a taboo? Or is is somewhat bad for the motorcycle? I have a 1987 Honda SuperMagna.
nice guide man! I have a question though. When you first bought your bike, did you ride it away from the person you bought it from? Or did a friend do that for you? Or did you tow it away?
TheftyGamer actually I bought it from a dealership over in Cocoa by the beach. Part of their sales is that they do free deliveries on all bike sales so yah they delivered it the very next morning for me. They understand it can be a pain trying to get it home if you just drove up in a car so give you the free delivery!
NicheRiding I am hesitant to buy from a dealership even if it is used. I am 20 years old and I am worried that they slap on fees that I wouldn't need to deal with if I bought from someone trusted on craigslist
TheftyGamer Oh I found it on cycle trader. Then I went and looked at it, then we walked in and talked numbers. I said cash today, he goes hmm cash? I said yup and pulled out my debit card and I said yes sir! He walked back in 5 mins and the deal was done! So I knocked about 500 off of what he was asking which was already low because they couldn't move it off of their lot. The guy came down 300 just for me walking In the door, then another 500 when I offered cash!
So every bike with a choke needs warming up from a cold start? I had a very hard time today with my Kickstart-only bike not starting, even with choke all the way back
Alex Jhon not till Christmas, you see that 370z in the background, well its 421 bucks a month payment. It will be paid off around Christmas. I am going crazy paying far more though to get it paid off. At that much per month I could have bought an H2 if I was skilled enough to handle one:)
My Ninja choke just kind of springs back, won't stay at full choke without holding it down . Although it will kind of stay at half choke. Is this to do with the Carb, or just the lever need tightening?
Ive got a small choke lever on the clutch lever so i needed to know that, just bought a £3000 96cm 21/19 250cc & its a monster, i wish id got the 160cc or even 140cc, its an off road dirt bike with no off road were i am, not a road legal bike.
Hey how are you Pleace respond to me ore make another video I have a 600 GSXR. When cold choke is all the way down and bike barley starts. But when I adjust the choke to 1600 rpm it runs like a AK 47. What is purpose of a choke to start and warm ore I can actually ride with the choke on ? My question. Thanks brother. And what RPM idle is best fore a bike.
I have an 07 ninja ex with only 2000 miles I got insanely cheap off craigslist. Here in good old Florida I never even have to use the choke. And it's a garage bike.
ive done a video on the choke lol. it would have been nice to add what the choke does to help newwer riders understand it a little better. as in the more u engage the coke the less air goes into ur fuel air mixture
I know a guy qho has a early lije 2000-2003 rsv4.the European bike. Also has a choke. Even though its a litter bike. So im guessing all the 250, 600-1000 older than 2007 has a choke?
Bro.. Shift gear when you feel your rpm level is at optimum level. Before when it revs too much,shift gear Before when you feel something beats or struck in transmission box,down shift
I just got my Ninja 2007 250r a couple days ago and I haven't used the choke at all. I've started it maybe 5 time. Coldest it gets in phoenix during the winter is maybe 65 degrees. Have I caused any damage?
I don't think so but if you are worried always use the choke, even if you warm it up in just 1 minute like I did here in Florida. You can easily tell when the sound changes as the engine gets warm.
TheSpikeyBiker yah you guys get screwed, last year our low at night in Central Florida was all of 38 degrees, we didn't even get below the freezing point (32F)! This Christmas my Z will be paid off so I can buy a new 600, I cant wait!
TheSpikeyBiker yah still half a year out, I cant believe its already July and half of the year is already gone! That reminds me, I need to call the bank and make an extra payment today on my Z.
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Finally someone who explains this properly for noobs like me. Great vid!
Thank you buddy, I know the video is old and not many bikes have them anymore but for those few who do still have to use them, it works!
Yeaaa noobs like us😂😂😂
So where do I need to leave the choke when I'm riding
@@tharey69 off all the way
So make sure I got this right. When it’s cold, I turn the choke on, start the bike, wait for it to warm up, turn choke off, then go?? Is that right?
i know it's been 5 years, but appreciate the vid. i just bought a bike with a choke. manual says to have lever pulled all the way at start and let it run for a while. i got scared when it rev'd up like crazy, and thought my bike had something wrong with it, but saw it's normal if it's pulled all the way. i tried it like you said and it's running smooth now. thank you
Has anyone ever told you you look like Rob Dyrdek?
all the time
I was thinking more like brandon bernier
I was staring close af b/c I thought it was him lol
Do work!
Lmaooooo
Took a motorcycle class, this was the one thing they didn't teach. Thanks helped a lot!
Thanks for this tutorial. My mom bought a 2002 Sportster 1200 with choke and couldn't find any tutorials. Much appreciated. Really helped a lot
+DANIELLE FIELDS very glad to help, enjoy the ride!
The 2014 Ninja 250 still uses carbs! (So a choke).Good vid. I miss starting my Bandit in the morning and waking people up.
A lot of people don't know, carbs are the reason behind us revving our engines. You rev'd to make sure the throttle was responding and that the bike didn't die.
DRCsyntax yes sir! You know the struggle:) haha
I searched for german videos at first but ended up here and u explained it perfectly. now i know how to use the stroke on my new supermoto. Thank you!
finally someone who explains this properly and clearly, im 16 just started riding thanks for helping!
This is super useful, I got my license in 2022 but just bought my first personal bike, went with a 2003 that wasn't too expensive so I wouldn't have to worry about being new on it, but it had a choke which I had never seen before! Now I do this every day
i just got a 125cc cruiser with a manual choke and had no idea what to do with it...great video, helped alot!
I just bought a 94 yamaha xj600s.
Never had a carb'd vehicle before. Thank god for youtube.
This bike actually has an 'enrichment' system and not a 'choke', but the results are the same- they both supply a fuel- rich mix to the engine whether it's 'hot' or 'cold'. No throttle should be required or used (blipping) during the initial start up process, and if throttle is needed it's almost always a sign that your carb needs servicing-very common with today's fuels if the machine has not been run on a regular basis/several times a month. Any throttle used while 'on choke' defeats the purpose of the choke or enrichment system.
Avoid ethanol blended fuels if possible unless you run the machine daily and NEVER run E85 in these 'vintage' engines! Use a quality fuel stabilizer if the machine (mowers et al too!) sits for weeks at a time without being run to control phase separation of the 'fuel'. Once started, it's important to run the machine until it's fully up to operating temperature- 5-10 minutes minimum.
The traditional choke has a plate or slide that closes off the intake(inlet) side of the carb to restrict airflow which routes increased vacuum to the carb's internals to add more fuel to the mix. The enrichment circuit differs in that it adds fuel to the mix with a plunger that reroutes vacuum and/or fuel to the carb inlet; there is no restricter plate. This is a simplified explanation and a good factory service manual (or goggle) shows the actual internal passages, etc. of the carb if you're interested.
Regardless of which system your bike has it's very important to keep the rpms as low as possible during the initial warmup until the oil has circulated through the top end. Manipulate the 'choke' to maintain rpms only to where the engine continues to run without using the throttle, and go 'off choke' asap, when the machine idles as it should without any choke, or throttle blips.
On the hottest days of the year, my KLR 250 (which has a nearly identical carb as the little Ninja in this vid) occasionally needs to be briefly 'choked' after it sits for short periods during the days I ride it due to the rapid evaporation of fuel in the carb from the high heat radiating from the engine, but typically no enrichment is needed but for the initial start up for the day.
Above all, RTFM!
I had a Ninja 250 in the early 90's, and this is exactly how I used the choke. After it started I would adjust the choke so that the tac would idle at 1K RPM's. After 2 minutes I was ready to go.
After 30 years, I purchased a 20 year old carbureted motorcycle, and it starts much different. That's why I seeked out this video, I wanted to see if the procedure was different from bike to bike. I either choke a little or not at all, and when the bike starts, I bring the choke down, or it will die. I don't know if it's because it has four carburetor's and they all have different needs etc.
I do like my fuel injected bike much better, but the cool thing about these carbureted bikes, is that you can push (bump for you people out east) start them.
Wow bro thanks I was wondering why my bike was running so loud I didn’t know what that handle was for . Thanks I did exactly what u said once the bike was warm push the handle All the way up she stay running quite nice
I'm about to buy the (new to the U.S) Honda Navi. I had no idea how the choke is supposed to work, so this is really helpful.
Thank you sooo freaking much! Just got an 1980 CB750 CUSTOM and couldn't keep it running so I played with the choke until it ran! Now I see what I was doing wrong! Kudos bruh 👍👍
yah, it's easy!
I’ve just got my first bike, a 2007 Honda cbr125r and I had no clue how to use the choke properly! Thanks for the explanation!
Glad to help:)
Thank you so much!! I was so confused I thought I had to have it all the way until it got warmed up at least that's what I was told
glad to help, old school ways of starting the bike but it still works.
Thank you for the video. I am getting a bike and it has a choke and i just wanted to know how these Chokes work.
Thank you!!! The motorcycle handbook I got didn't really explain the choke that well, so appreciate it! You got a new sub!
Did anyone else notice the lizard to the left of the bike at 3:50? 😂
It’s somewhat cold here in central CA, so primarily my choke lever is always up. I’ll be playing with this next time I have trouble. Thank you!
Thanks man. Appreciate the simple explanation.
always glad to help!
Hey man, thanks for the video. My old suzuki fh125m gets cold easily and this video really helped a lot. I can finally warm my bike up properly without it shutting off multiple times due to a cold engine ! :D
glad to help you out buddy:) I sold this car since then.
Thanks man, now I understand how that choking thing works.
Im quite new in the bike world and didnt understand why my bike sounded like it was possessed, speeding up all by itself.
+Joselito Brigante well not many bikes have these today, this only applies to older bikes.
I'm new to the bike world as well and this vid changed everything now when it comes to starting my 1980 CB750!
Thank you! First video was yours and answered the whole question. Glad you took the time to do this. Funny I have a ninja 250 so this was perfect
Okay, my pants are off, what do I do now?
Impractic4l grab it tightly!
.... and then?!? I have peanut butter all over me, I think i did something wrong.
@@Impractic4lmn Instruction where unclear got my dick stuck in the oven.
Went back, read the manual, didn't see anything about peanut butter, I feel used.
Thanks, I've been trying to figure this out on my new Suzuki DR 650.
Such a simple thing, and so hard to find a good explanation, even in person people are shit at explaining/don’t know what they’re talking about. Thank you so much, super new rider, 1983 Honda Nighthawk 550 :3 Michigan spring is almost here!!!!!
Ayyyyye also "new" Michigan rider here Haha. Watching these vids after a 10 year hiatus from riding
I have an old 1991 Yamaha Ténéré 660 and this was really helpful, thanks!
Video starts at 1:49 ;)
Did you get excited about the helicopter lol and thanks for the very helpful info about how to use a choke, I'm not a rider but I'm looking forward/ want to become one
+Daniel Lozano yah, i was so stoked watching videos last year about being a new motorcycle rider, watched all the MSF course videos and such! Now I have a new bike and its so powerful, its great!
nice prelude man. I want one of those so damn bad
Good video
Do u remember where you got the front turn signal lights from? Appreciate any help, thanks
You can take a plastic bag, cut a hole in the corner and wire tie it around the top of a cable housing to pour lube in there and it might drip down with time it seemed to work with mine on a thirty nine year old bike.
Awe this brings back the good old memories on my 1995 Suzuki Katana (‘: ... And I don’t miss that shit at all!LOL
Gotta start somewhere!
Man damn bro I never really had a bike I just brought a 1993 Suzuki 750 katana with only 14,000 miles on her first bike but now I feel like shit after hearing u say that u don’t miss that shit at all🤯😡😔😩😢💯😁Are they really that bad frfr bro ?
Ahh good ol' days of carbs. I remember my Ninja 250 would hardly start in the winter... Even in our Arizona winter.
archinuk417 wow, I haven't had any issues but I live in Florida. I will be upgrading to a 600 around Christmas but for now, she's my little bike!
NicheRiding Sweet. You'll love the 600.
archinuk417 yah I cant wait, but hey, gotta start somewhere!
I just bought a Yamaha V Twin Star 250.
When you say all the "way up there" does that location show an icon of a choke closed ?
I find if I move the choke to the left it runs way to fast. If I have it to the maximum right it has the real nice idle. However in that position the markings show a closed choke. Now on a riding lawn tractor one cannot run a warm engine on a closed choke? So is that different for a motorcycle engine?
My first introduction to a choke was my lawnmower lol. I ride a 97 Kawasaki Ninja that has a choke similar to my old lawnmower 😆😂🤣
thank man!begginer here on the same bike,quick question outta topic, which water is safe to put on the radiator?
+Abe S I did not put anything in mine, I just had mine serviced at the local motorcycle shop. I can't tell you what to put in there, sorry.
So someone make sure I got this right. When it’s cold, I turn the choke on, start the bike, wait for it to warm up, turn choke off, then go?? Is that right?
Correct
great informative video, as well as awesome lizard cameo at 3:45
good applies to lawn mowers too
My father used to rev the engine while choking, to make the process faster. Is this a taboo? Or is is somewhat bad for the motorcycle? I have a 1987 Honda SuperMagna.
So adjust the choke manually and reduce it as it gets warm? Haha anything I’m missing?
Best choke video!!!
+MrMister1227 Thank you, and I love the 80's as well!
Thank you! Sick bike btw
nice guide man! I have a question though. When you first bought your bike, did you ride it away from the person you bought it from? Or did a friend do that for you? Or did you tow it away?
TheftyGamer actually I bought it from a dealership over in Cocoa by the beach. Part of their sales is that they do free deliveries on all bike sales so yah they delivered it the very next morning for me. They understand it can be a pain trying to get it home if you just drove up in a car so give you the free delivery!
NicheRiding I am hesitant to buy from a dealership even if it is used. I am 20 years old and I am worried that they slap on fees that I wouldn't need to deal with if I bought from someone trusted on craigslist
TheftyGamer Oh I found it on cycle trader. Then I went and looked at it, then we walked in and talked numbers. I said cash today, he goes hmm cash? I said yup and pulled out my debit card and I said yes sir! He walked back in 5 mins and the deal was done! So I knocked about 500 off of what he was asking which was already low because they couldn't move it off of their lot. The guy came down 300 just for me walking In the door, then another 500 when I offered cash!
NicheRiding I guess it wouldn't be bad to check cycle trader. Do they slap on any other fees?
TheftyGamer nope, I just had to pay tax, tag, title like usual, nothing more because it wasn't new.
Well hey, quick vid that answered an honest question. Thx man
Thanks! Quick and hit the topics 👌
So what do i do if the bike stalls when the chike is off and the bike is idleing, for example at a stoplight?
So every bike with a choke needs warming up from a cold start? I had a very hard time today with my Kickstart-only bike not starting, even with choke all the way back
Yes ,knowing is half the battle thx dude .
Beautiful bike by the way.
:) I sold it a few years ago!
I’m a new mature rider good vid I like it simple
Great video! Are you going to be upgrading your bike anytime soon?
Alex Jhon not till Christmas, you see that 370z in the background, well its 421 bucks a month payment. It will be paid off around Christmas. I am going crazy paying far more though to get it paid off. At that much per month I could have bought an H2 if I was skilled enough to handle one:)
Thanks man! Helped a ton.
Thanks, now do not have to do the kick start on my vintage Suzuki motorscooter.
My Ninja choke just kind of springs back, won't stay at full choke without holding it down . Although it will kind of stay at half choke. Is this to do with the Carb, or just the lever need tightening?
Thank you, only video thay actually helped
Nice prelude man
Ive got a small choke lever on the clutch lever so i needed to know that, just bought a £3000 96cm 21/19 250cc & its a monster, i wish id got the 160cc or even 140cc, its an off road dirt bike with no off road were i am, not a road legal bike.
Hey how are you Pleace respond to me ore make another video I have a 600 GSXR. When cold choke is all the way down and bike barley starts. But when I adjust the choke to 1600 rpm it runs like a AK 47. What is purpose of a choke to start and warm ore I can actually ride with the choke on ? My question. Thanks brother. And what RPM idle is best fore a bike.
So the goal wen u start it on a cold day is to move the choke so it constantly stays by idle revs (1k) ?
yah, you just want it in the sweet spot. New bikes don't have this problem though.
I have an 07 ninja ex with only 2000 miles I got insanely cheap off craigslist. Here in good old Florida I never even have to use the choke. And it's a garage bike.
I remember my dads old car having a choke and I'm 16 now
Thank you so much brother ❤️✨
Love this explanation, thanks!
Thank you sir. Perfect.
What about a push pull choke down by the head??
nice @downshift83 key tag!
can i start driving with the choke on too? Mine keeps forever to warm up i feel
Carbureted vs Fuel Injected ?
I like how u made the video
So helpful ❤thank you !
Thank you.
Thank you for the video. 🙏
ive done a video on the choke lol. it would have been nice to add what the choke does to help newwer riders understand it a little better. as in the more u engage the coke the less air goes into ur fuel air mixture
lightitup550 people would probably be like whaaa haha:) Thought we would just stick to the easy basics.
NicheRiding this video was great
Varey helpful. Thank you
Thank you
I enjoyed n benefited from this tutorial
Thanks! my possible ducati has one
Thanks man I really appreciate this vid!
KozmiicHeatLobby glad to help!
I know a guy qho has a early lije 2000-2003 rsv4.the European bike. Also has a choke. Even though its a litter bike. So im guessing all the 250, 600-1000 older than 2007 has a choke?
***** yah exactly 2007 earlier 250s have choke as well as most 600s and 1000's before say 2000.
Does the choke half to be open when ur driving
Nice JDM cars
My Bike has an auto-choke on it. Is it safe for me to just get rid or unplug it?
Thank you
Thank you!
thanks so much for this!
Glad to help!
Omg just get to the point :) thanks for sharing the info though!
Does the 250R have a reserve tank?
What happened if I put it all the way up and turn off after a while warming it up...and the only way to keep it going is if I have it on the half
Appreciate the info
Make a video on how to shift gears and when to shift them (: please! ⚠️⚠️⚠️
Bro..
Shift gear when you feel your rpm level is at optimum level.
Before when it revs too much,shift gear
Before when you feel something beats or struck in transmission box,down shift
I just got my Ninja 2007 250r a couple days ago and I haven't used the choke at all. I've started it maybe 5 time. Coldest it gets in phoenix during the winter is maybe 65 degrees. Have I caused any damage?
I don't think so but if you are worried always use the choke, even if you warm it up in just 1 minute like I did here in Florida. You can easily tell when the sound changes as the engine gets warm.
Thx for replying
always!
I still have a choke on my bike. Can't wait to get fuel injected so I don't have to faff about in the winter haha.
TheSpikeyBiker yah you guys get screwed, last year our low at night in Central Florida was all of 38 degrees, we didn't even get below the freezing point (32F)! This Christmas my Z will be paid off so I can buy a new 600, I cant wait!
Haha yeah that's why most motovloggers here hide away in the winter but I still ride as I have no choice :P. Can't wait to see the new bike :O.
TheSpikeyBiker yah still half a year out, I cant believe its already July and half of the year is already gone! That reminds me, I need to call the bank and make an extra payment today on my Z.
Can I drive with Choke on in a cold day?
4. Different uses of choke, warmup
My bike has to turn all the way up to turn the throtle up is it normal ?
Hi I just got a bike from Amazon and it don’t want to start can u help please
Great vid!