Choke usage
How long should I stay in first gear? The are many factors in that question as well. Normally, like bikeaholic stated you should use it to start it and then turn if off justa as soon as you can get the bike to idle on its own. You should also usually Blip or (quickly rev) the motor to get the excess gas to clear out ofyour engine and exhaust. just keep it running is all that is required. You cannot put a definate time on it because you may have different gear on your bike. Things such as the gas you use could change that amount of time that it takes to warm up and clear the engine...IT could be a very deep subject to go into, but for the most part only use the choke long enough to get the biek to the point wher it will idle on its own. Perhaps one of our Guru's could explain some things about winter setups and riding a bike in the winter...things like diferent plugs, airfilters (air has to pass through OIL saturated filters, and oil gets very thick), tire pressure checks...things to check in preparation... Gee, I can't find my snow studded ice tires...