the temp just dropped into the 50s and the bike hates it
I know bkes take longer to warm up than cars, but it takes so long to warm up, usually by the time I get to shcool it is running good,
I try to let it idle for a while before I ride her, but I am always running late
Then the bike will stall, surge, .......etc

any quick tips to improve warm up?
also seems like my choke does not work that great.

rejet?
what can I do?

thanks!

its too cold here in sacramento, in the 30's in teh morning, i havent started the bike, i have been taking the car the last few days (froze my butt off on last thursday).

Anyway I suggest you warm it up by using choke, rejetting will help teh warm up time, but it will still need a good 5 minutes of choke to warm up.

One size larger pilot jet helped mine tremendously.

Size 40 non-bleed type pilot jets. You can order them from Cycle Gear. Sudco part no. N151.067-40

thanks,
should I just get a pilot? or more needles? and if so which ones?
thanks

Just get the pilots for now. When warming up, you pull the choke all the way back, right? I have found, on some bikes, not to pull the choke all the way back. Start it, and while waiting for it to warm up, put on your gloves, close the garage, saddle the bike, check sidestand, brake light, pick up the newspaper and take it inside or whatever else you can do while waiting. I usually count to 67 slowly (67 just seems to be the magic number for warming up my bike) while doing all the above.

where can I get the 40 pilots at?

Scratch gave you the part number and the company a few posts back.

Here's a link to Cycle Gear.

Quote from: KerryScratch gave you the part number and the company a few posts back.

Here's a link to Cycle Gear.

oops haha
thanks for reminding me

just ordered the 40 pilots
from bike bandit,

so who wants to buy the exrta 2?
they cam e in a 4pack

make me an offer

I will definately take them!!  How much do you want for them? And what is your address, so I can send you the money right away

Just wakeup..put on some pants, start the bike up, go back in, brush your teeth, take a shower, get dressed,  and the bike will be ready to ride!

Is it bad to ride the bike with the choke on full? And is it bad to leave the choke on full if we leave it for an extended period of time? I'm about ready to move onto a FI bike. But, will that solve the stalling issue and the slow as hell throttle response?

Quote from: YohanIs it bad to ride the bike with the choke on full? And is it bad to leave the choke on full if we leave it for an extended period of time? I'm about ready to move onto a FI bike. But, will that solve the stalling issue and the slow as hell throttle response?

I always ride with the choke on and no problems yet. The trick is remembering to turn it off.

Quote from: DiderichJust wakeup..put on some pants, start the bike up, go back in, brush your teeth, take a shower, get dressed,  and the bike will be ready to ride!

It's around the freezing point here.  I start it up before I pull on leather pants, jacket, earplugs, balaclava, helmet, gloves (and sometimes neon rainjacket).  I have my gear hanging in the garage.  Usually I have to turn down the clutch a bit somewhere in the middle of getting the gear on.  I think it takes about 4 minutes.    After that, the bike is always warm-enough to ride without choke.  I keep the revs at between 3500 and 4500 for the 1/3 mile to the freeway, then keep it below 5k for the first minute on the freeway if there's no traffic.

Seems fine to me.

i think mine take about/over 10 whole minutes to warm up...i stand on the sidewalk and smoke a cig, drink a cup of coffee, put on my gear veryyyyyy slowly and usually its still not ready to go....i ride around with the choke for a bit...

Oy Oy!  That's much longer than mine.  My whole commute is 23 minutes, counting time getting into gear, riding 7 miles, then getting out of gear at work.  So I'm certain that I don't wait 10 minutes to warm-up. Mine is the same purple as yours, so I think it's just as old.  19k miles.

I ride every day, and so did the previous owner, so that may have helped the carbs.  But mine has stock jetting/exhaust/airbox, and I don't think it's ever had a carb clean (previous owner did nothing beyond chain, tires, oil and plugs).  If I don't ride it for a week, it loses charge and won't start, so maybe the battery is stock too, eh?

Now that I think of it, the GS is really very reliable.  Imagine if you tried to drive a car for 12 years without any repairs?