Choke lever

[CarlMember]

My pig has been running pretty good lately but this morning when I was trying to start her the choke actuated (not sure if that is the correct name) had gone past the edge of the clutch lever causing the choke to shut completely. I put it on the right side of the lever but every time I kick her the sucktion causes it to go over the end of the lever. Well while trying to fix the issue I end up stuffing the little metal butterfly actuator by snapping the end off, must have been bent a fair few times in the past. I also noticed the the plastic lever is pretty shagged out on the end and there is a noticable crack through it.
Any one have a similar issue in ther past and know a cheap, quick and easy fix? Can any one suggest one? I was thinking of making a new actuator out of a piece of flat plate but it appears brazzed on and my brazing skills are lacking, or I could add a little piece and pot rivit it but think that will eventually come loose. I thought for the plastic lever that I could either add some glue and build the end rounds back up and fix the crack or once3 again use a small piece of tin and rivit it in place. But I’m sure you guys will have a better idea.
Oh and also it is still the standard Kahin(spelling) carb
Cheers

[GregMember]

Get rid of the choke plate, levers etc the whole smash. Plug the holes where the lever arm goes through with quick metal or better still drill thread and put plugs in them with sealant on the threads. XR 400’s and 600’s have been known have choke plates break and fall into the engine (bad news) Ballard’s make a solid plate but I had dramas with my solid plate jumping the cam and slamming shut like yours thus stopping the engine. My 650 has no choke mechanism or plate as per the above modification and works real good.

To Start the bike cold

Then when the bike is cold, lean it over at 90 degrees on the side stand and leave it there till fuel runs from the over flow hose from the carby. Hop on the bike and kick it over, probably third kick and happy days. Flooding the carby richens the mixture as does a choke by restricting the air flow leaving more fuel then air in the mix.

Also turning the idle up a turn or two when staring cold helps and you can turn it back off when warmed up.

TB

[CarlMember]

Thanks TB. As for the ” lean it over at 90 degrees on the side stand ” how do you lay it over on the side stand? Do you mean to lean it over to the left or to the right side? Also is that a pain in the butt in town? Like around shopping malls and such? Not to mention looking like a dick with your bike on the ground. I’ll give it a go though and see what happens.
The chock plate has already been changed over to the plat style so should be good.
Thanks for the reply

[GregMember]

syco26 wrote:

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Thanks TB. As for the ” lean it over at 90 degrees on the side stand ” how do you lay it over on the side stand?

Yeah put the side stand down and pull in over so it is on the stand and the front wheel

Do you mean to lean it over to the left or to the right side? Also is that a pain in the butt in town? Like around shopping malls and such?

You only have to do it once a day when its dead cold

TB

[CarlMember]

Cheers mate. Got held up today so I didn’t get a chance to try it, hopefully tomorrow.

[Rod WalkerMember]

Don’t know if this wil help but now that I finally got mine running I am not using the choke at all when it is cold. What seems to work for mine is to hold the throttle wide open, decomp in, and kick it through 9-10 times. Then throttle closed, find TDC, go past it a touch with the decomp, kickstarter back up and jump on it. Starts first or second kick. When it is warm it is starting first kick by just jumping on it.

Weird bits of gear the 630’s

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