RSV starting procedure

Hi Gixerhowie. Mine is a 2000 and I always turn the key, pull the cold start to full, give it a prod and let it start, leave it with full cold start on until @50 degrees, then knock the cold start off and let it idle until it hits 65-70 degrees before riding off. Never had a problem.

Always had this thing about leaving a bike until 65-70, not a clue why :laugh

I aslo give it a good 30 seconds to a minute at idle before turning off. Old habits die hard.

As you do but I don't wait around for the temp to hit 50 degrees, just ride off and turn the choke off straight away.

The choke isn't actually good for your engine so try and use it as minimal as possible, only use it if I need to, I normally do it, choke on, then off after a few seconds and hold the revs to 2k until it reaches 35c, then ride off.

amb67 said:

As you do but I don't wait around for the temp to hit 50 degrees, just ride off and turn the choke off straight away.

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Ditto:thumbup

caterpillar said:

I aslo give it a good 30 seconds to a minute at idle before turning off. Old habits die hard.

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What does this do Cat :dunno

As you all do except I leave it run while I get me helmet on then ride a way laughing. Then adjust the cold stasrt lever to off while riding the first few minutes.

Just dont "blip" the throttle as you hit the started button. Kills the spragg - eventually.

sprocker said:

What does this do Cat :dunno

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Just my habit of allowing engines to settle themselves down before switching off, especially seeing as there is a fair bit of rotating mass going on inside our engines. A little like the start routine allowing all the moving parts to get some heat into them before moving off and introducing lots of revs.

As I say, old habit. Never been keen on gunning a cold engine :thumbup

Pretty much do the same CP..always warm up the engine....and let bike idle down after a good fanging..this happens while unlocking the front gates to my property.

Fast idle, choke ,cruise control how many names for same thing lol :thumbup

Gasboy said:

Fast idle, choke ,cruise control how many names for same thing lol :thumbup

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To true, to true lol

Realistically though, and i'm sure someone here can explain this far better, it certainly isn't a choke. Chokes only relate to carbs and the jets, and not to throttle bodies or fuel injection rails. What VSenna is doing with effect is turning off the cold start lever and then using a balanced throttle opening at 2000rpm to re-enact what the cold start lever is designed to do.

Chokes weren't good for engines for prolonged periods of time because of the way they restrict airflow and increase fuel flow via the jet, whereas to my knowledge, the ecu equates throttle position via the sensor to determine how much fuel/air mix is allowed into the engine. The cold start if you look at the throttle bodies is actually a pulley system that opens the butterflies in the throttle bodies very slightly to allow the ecu to think that the throttle is above 0 position and therefore apply additional fuel.

So in effect the cold start is simply a seperate throttle with less movement, hence why it can be used as a form of cruise control if you wanted to, and I suspect in the event of a throttle cable snapping, you could potentially use it as an emergency way of getting home without worrying about causing damage to the engine.

Everyone bored now? :lol

caterpillar is correct, its not a choke, just does same thing as lil bit of throttle, the ecu richens the mixture, whilst 'cold' is dispayed

The old 30 seconds run down is normally used for Turbo fitted cars to allow the oil to circulate back into the compressor housing bearings.

thanks for clearly that up Caterpillar, I don't really know anything about F.I engines as this is my first one, been used to old bangers/carb models all my life

when I bought the bike the seller was explaining how he used the cold start to cruise down the motorways through europe, I almost went YOU WHAT?????? lol doh!

Caterpiller is spot on with his description, the cold start lever is exactly what it says on the tin, a cold start lever, not a choke.

Always open it fully when starting from cold, then start to close it until you are happy with the engine revs to settle and let it warm up from there. You should be able to fully close it once you get and engine temperature reading on the dash. Don't touch the throttle on starting as this can cause premature sprag clutch failure.

One last point, don't leave it running on full lever while you go in and get your gear on 'cos you'll set the exhaust on fire like I did!