I got my bike running really well now. After it's warmed up it runs super smooth and rides better than it has since I got it.
My question pertains to the fact that if I have the choke on (while warming up), I can't give it any gas or it dies.

Is it supposed to do this? Or is it just because of some setting I accidentally changed?

(not that I'm complaining really...If I have to wait 2 minutes for it to warm up that's fine, plus it runs great  )

During the first few seconds that's standard in cold weather. Two minutes seems like an awfully long time to show this behaviour IMHO.

My gs will never warm up completely without riding it about a mile. Maybe something to do the the jetting that the previous owner did. I've let it idle for at least 10 minutes and still had to keep the choke on or it would die.

2 minutes seems like a long time for San Diego...  But, it takes my GS takes 3-4 minutes to be warm enough to ride with half choke...  But, that's when it's 35°.

I wouldn't worry too much about it...  As long as you're not fouling the plugs.

My dealer gave me the following suggestions

• start the bike without choke if possible
• if the bike is not warmed up and you have to use choke to start it, that's fine, just don't use throttle (i.e. it's one or the other)
• don't ride with the choke on (it fouls your plugs)

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Well in 35F temperatures in the morning. I have to leave the choke on and idle for 5min or so, but the bike will stall still and I end up just riding with the choke for a good 10min. Plugs seem fine. After a 10min city ride, things seem to settle down.

I'm definately rejetting the thing.

I start mine with full choke, let it idle about 2 mins adjusting the choke to keep the idle about 2-21/2K after about 2 mins I adjust the choke to give me normal idle, then I ride it 1/2 choke for about 1/2 mile.. ease off the choke and ... zoom...

Like others have said if I let it sit and idle for 10 mins it never seems to warm up.. I have to ride it a bit before it will run w/o choke...

I did this all last year and had no problems 

I also start with full choke during COLD-AS-HELL weather, and it definitely takes about 5 minutes or so to warm up.

Quote from: daneilah on March 21, 2006, 01:51:34 PM
My dealer gave me the following suggestions

• ...
• don't ride with the choke on (it fouls your plugs)

If I'd heed that I'd never get around to riding. I start her up will full choke (wont's start otherwise; with full choke it takes usually 2 revs of the crankshaft), wait until she accepts gas (a few seconds in cold weather (around freezing), immediately in Summer), then take off. I then gradually reduce choke; after about two klicks / 1.5 mi she usually idles fine without choke. So if my path takes me where I don't have to idle I take choke out immediately; if I have to wait at stoplights and such I leave choke in for the first few minutes.

Yeah, I'm with Markus on this.

Let me use the last couple of days as an example.  It's 24°F outside.  Put full choke on (as I always do, per Owners Manual), kick over the starter and she fires up immediately.  As the engine internally lubricates, the RPM's start to build.  I cut back on the choke.  The RPM's fall.

After 2-3 minutes of this (while I put my helmet and gloves on), I throw a leg over.  Choke is still at least 1/2 on.  RPM's running between 1500 - 2000.  Clutch in.  Drop into 1st. Goose the throttle and ease the clutch and I'm off.

I'm stock, and even with the clutch on it coughs occasionally, but once over 4000 RPM, life is good.  If I leave the clutch on too long I get some surging, but easy to cure.  Choke off and it's running fine.

It's a bit of a dance, and not perfect, but I don't mind and it's all part of knowing your machine.