Intro and Thanks

Shoveler said:

Taffy recently posted a question about the decline of this site. I certainly hope it's not true. I am going to need the collective wisdom here.

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Taffy's our resident doomcaster. He's been predicting the site's demise since some time around 2000. Once you've been around a bit longer, you become desensitized to it, much like teens and computer generated violence.

Shoveler said:

My first story about the 'berg. It is HARD to start (I know tell you something new :lol: ) Using the Owner's Doc on this site I just finished adjusting the valves. I took my time and got it done. And it starts better now. I still have a way to go but it was a definite improvement.r

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Could you give us a better idea of the starting procedure now? We might be able to throw a few more pointers your way if we have an idea of what it takes to start your ride.

Welcome to the site!
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I've got a 2001 and here's what works for me:

1) Don't use choke
2) Pull decomp lever, WOT and five good kicks
3) Full kick with no throttle. Repeat up to 10 times if no joy.
4)Goto 2

With this process, I usually get to ride in under 20 kicks. The only thing I can think of telling you that may not seem obvious is that a full kick is very important in my case. If I don't use the ball of my foot to kick, my toes hit the footpeg, stopping the kick early, in which case hell will freeze over before my bike starts.

Also, I never use the e-start when it's cold. Even the manufacturer called it a restarter for these years.

my son gave me his 2004 fe 450 because he was sick to death of it ( mongrel to start / stalling etc ) .. i cleaned out the carb and air cleaner , reset the valves and replaced the plug .. 2 years on the berg now and i love it !!!
must say tho that i am used to starting left kick bikes .. choke on , no throttle , one kick to turn over and a good second kick and away we go .. choke off after 1 minute , 2 minutes to warm up and off we go .. 2000 k's on , change oil every ride ( delo 400 ) air filter every second ride ( depending ) keep the sparky bits clean n dry and NO COMPLAINTS from me .. ps i never use the e starter .. pps my mates always reckon there is something wrong with the berg because of all the weird noises the motor makes .. MUSIC TO MY EARS ..