Determining the extent of engine work on a used bike

[TQuentin1]

I appreciate the advice.

I tried letting it run for a minute with the enricher out and then easing it in/throttling it a bit, and it definitely helped (I didn't give it long enough to REALLY warm up, as it's very loud and there are a lot of neighbors). The biggest problem right now is that I can't ride until I've gotten the MSF course done (I live on an Air Force base).

I'll also try looking for that intake leak you mentioned. If she's still giving me trouble, I'll ask the service fella when I take it in.

Thanks a million!

On my carbed bike (EVO), I do the following to start and warm it up:

• Pull out the enricher all the way.
• Mash the Start button and fire up the bike.
• Slowly push the enricher all the way in while increasingly opening the throttle to keep the rpms at about 1200.
• Screw in the throttle jam star to keep the throttle open to 1200 rpms.
• Run the bike like that until the valve covers are warm to the touch (careful!!)
• Unscrew the throttle jam and let the idle fall to normal.

Ride off into the sun-rise!!

TQ