My 1998 Magna VF750 is very hard to start when the temp is below 30.
will the shim kit help this problem. everything is stock except for a K&N\
air filter element. Choke is working ,plugs are new.
Below 30 degrees, I don't want to even look at the bike.
Does it turn over easily? Is your battery strong?
Well it won,t hurt but probably not going to help much... I use the choke and a little gas on those mornings may even have to rev it a little to keep it going. Mine needs this and after a few seconds then she will idle along on choke for a minute !!!!!
Your choke cable may not be working properly. I had that problem but my choke cable was difficult to pull to "full choke" mode. I lubed but was a short term fix so replaced cable. Shouldn't have much of an issue otherwise.
With K&N you would benefit from the shims......For cold starts, I always pull full choke, open throttle about 1/4 crank till starts. Then bring up to 2000 rpms or so, push choke off as soon as possible and keep running at the higher revs for a minute or two then bring down to an idle. Not had any issues using this method in the past.
Is it Cranking real slow and hard? Could be time for a new battery. Or a little heat in the Garage.
Sounds like battery time.
Even after running the choke for about 20-30 sec, you're still going to be running rough for the first quarter mile, but after that she runs pretty smooth...Just can't be in a big hurry. (Heck, I just go to work on mine!)
Why would you want to start it at that temperature? I mean, you couldn't possibly intend to RIDE it under those conditions. Man, that's COLD!
In the immortal words of Jerry Clower: "There ain't no sense in that."
Just slightly changing the subject, has anyone ever tried throwing an electric blanket over your bike at night to keep it warmed up? I know I"ve ask this before but I didn't get an answer :( so I thought I'd try again :) ( optimist)
That should work if you have a traditional motorcycle cover over the blanket to hold the heat in. Hardware stores use to sale a heating strip that was used to wrap outside exposed pluming pipes.