Just curious... First time I started my bike when the temp was about 45°. Full choke, started right up, but soon after the rpms started going up to  about 3500 rpm. I let the choke go back to half and it started to die. More choke & repeat above... Then I just turned off the choke and gave it a little throttle to keep it going at about 1500 rpms.
Other people say they just choke it and get their gear ready to go, then take off. Was I too worried about the rpms affect on a cold engine?

I believe the manual says to let it warm up idling with the choke at 2-3k rpms.  I usually try to run just over 2k for 15 seconds or so before I take off.  I think with full choke it stays a little too high as it starts to warm up so I just leave the choke wherever holds the rpms right until I get a few blocks and it idles right without any choke.

I think I usually shoot for about 3k if there isn't anyone around. If you live in a densely populated area I'd try to stick with something closer to 2k. If you're gonna ride away with the choke on I'd try to keep it low as well.

I start it on full choke...once it is running I keep easing the choke back to keep it around 3k...I'm not as concientious as tt_four, but I don't let it run for 10mins...usually just long enough to put my helmet and gloves on...then I pull away with the choke partially on for the first couple of miles...once I'm out of the neighbourhood I turn the choke off...light load warms the engine pretty quickly...

Later.

Quote from: tt_four on March 21, 2011, 08:43:57 PM
I think I usually shoot for about 3k if there isn't anyone around. If you live in a densely populated area I'd try to stick with something closer to 2k. If you're gonna ride away with the choke on I'd try to keep it low as well.

Why, does it smoke a lot or too loud? 

Quote from: rickyny on March 22, 2011, 12:08:07 AM


Why, does it smoke a lot or too loud? 

Too loud I think.  I start my bike up in the little laneway behind my place, and there are apartments overlooking the lane.  The twin really reverberates off the walls in a narrow laneway, so I try to keep the revs around 2000 on startup, especially if I'm leaving at night.  The sound on startup is delicious.

Quote from: Cosimo_Zaretti on March 22, 2011, 02:17:52 AM

Quote from: rickyny on March 22, 2011, 12:08:07 AM


Why, does it smoke a lot or too loud? 

Too loud I think.  I start my bike up in the little laneway behind my place, and there are apartments overlooking the lane.  The twin really reverberates off the walls in a narrow laneway, so I try to keep the revs around 2000 on startup, especially if I'm leaving at night.  The sound on startup is delicious.

Ha ha, Funny!
Thanx a lot for the help, you guys. You are sunshine on a cold & rainy day! God bless.