My 2001 Vstar custom 650 has been sitting for 2 years. I had a lot of work to do on my house prior to moving across the country. I've since been settling in and would now like to ride. The problem is my choke wont choke therefore it wont start and run. My daughter had the same bike only newer and we had the same problem after hers had been sitting for a while. With hers I took the tank off and played with the choke cable as well as WD40'd the linkage and cable along with the throttle cable. It started.
Mine won't. I have removed the tank 3 times and checked to be sure cables and plungers are all moving freely. Still, I pull out the choke handle and *sometimes* it will start at a high idle like it's choking properly but it will kick down after 2 seconds followed by stalling because theres no working choke.
Before I moved, I stood beside it for 30 minutes starting it until it warmed up enough for the engine to stay running instead of starting and stalling. Once it stayed running I let it run for a full 20 mins but as soon as I dropped it into gear, it stalled. I would like to ride it but I am at an impasse and need advice. Has anyone had this problem? I can find all sorts of info on chokes that wont release but not any on chokes that wont choke. Thank you.
My next step will be to take it to a dealer as I have a little over 7,000 original miles on it. I am capable of fixing it if I have an idea of what is wrong.
Mine won't. I have removed the tank 3 times and checked to be sure cables and plungers are all moving freely. Still, I pull out the choke handle and *sometimes* it will start at a high idle like it's choking properly but it will kick down after 2 seconds followed by stalling because theres no working choke.
Before I moved, I stood beside it for 30 minutes starting it until it warmed up enough for the engine to stay running instead of starting and stalling. Once it stayed running I let it run for a full 20 mins but as soon as I dropped it into gear, it stalled. I would like to ride it but I am at an impasse and need advice. Has anyone had this problem? I can find all sorts of info on chokes that wont release but not any on chokes that wont choke. Thank you.
My next step will be to take it to a dealer as I have a little over 7,000 original miles on it. I am capable of fixing it if I have an idea of what is wrong.