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[Norm]

 Tony,


         Just another point to be aware of and that is throttle position when starting. Most of them don't like the twist grip open even the slightest or they will kickback and spit And then you have the otherside, my Inter won't look at starting without the slide lifted slightly

[ChrisD]

Gentlemen, after all the discussion, all Riggers seems to have wanted was how many degrees of advance to set on his "old fashioned timing disc". The answer was 10degrees BTDC. 


Riggers, I have found with my 1996 500 Classic that I have to wind in the throttle stop screw one turn (experiment) to get that choke-free easy no-spit start.  Once it has warmed up a bit, then wind the screw back out.  Of course the lack of choke may have something to do with the fact that temperatures rarely drop below 15degC except in the depths of winter when they can drop another 10 degrees for a week or so.


Cheers,ChrisD from Cape Town

[Riggers]

Many thanks to everyone for your comments. I'll probably have a fiddle (with the bike) today.


In all the 11 years I've owned her (from new) she has never been a very good starter. Always taking around 12 or more kicks to wake up, even on the warmest of days. I've tried all sorts of techniques but the one which seems to work best is to leave the throttle closed and leave the choke off. Then, when she finally decides to make a noise like a motorbike I quickly put the choke on and simultaneouly blip the throttle, and hey presto we're in business.


All this supercedes all sorts of spitting and backfiring. The carb's set up OK (judging by the colour of the plug), and there's a good healthy spark - hence my attention turning to timing.


Tony R.