Where is the choke located on a motorcycle?
Motorcycle choke is nothing but a pulling lever attached with the carburetor. It may have attached directly with carburetor or may have set on handle bar or on front panel but connected with the carburetor with a cable. Wherever the lever has set it directly operates a valve of carburetor and the full assembly called as choke.
Do you need a carburetor choke on a motorcycle?
In carburetor fitted bikes the air-fuel mixture composed and feed the engine mechanically or somewhat manually. And in such mechanical technology motorcycle carburetor choke presence is mandatory.
Is it necessary to use choke in cold engine?
It’s a necessary job. But using the choke unnecessarily is just wastage of fuel. As it increases fuel in mixture to richen the ratio so fuel consumed more than the normal situation. Other than it using choke in cold engine is good. It also helps to lubricate the cylinder upper wall when it is dry when starting in the first time in the morning.
Can a choke lever increase the fuel ratio?
Yes choke lever directly increases the fuel ratio in air-fuel mixture. In carburetor chock lever operates a valve or gate to control air or fuel to rich the fuel in the mixture. The chock lever mechanism works to increase fuel or decrease the air ratio in the supply.
Can a motorcycle start with the choke on?
Start up the bike with the choke on. Remember, it will take a bit to get the fuel running through the carbs at first. Hopefully, with clean, and properly adjusted jets, your motorcycle will be idling properly without the choke being fully open. Take it out for a test ride.
Where is the choke on a Honda Shadow?
Learning to use a choke can sound like challenge to new riders, but its actually very simple. The choke is normally located on the left side of the motorcycle. On the Honda Shadow, it is located between the cylinders as indicated by the red arrow below. When you go to start your motorcycle you should pull the choke out as shown in the image below.
Is there a choke on a fuel injected bike?
The answer is no, fuel injected bikes do not have a mechanical choke. A fuel injected bike does not have a carburetor. The air and fuel mixtures are determined by the Engine Control Unit (ECU). If the engine wants a rich fuel mixture for starting, it can automatically increase the amount of fuel injected into the cylinders.
What happens when you close the choke on a bike?
When you close the “choke” you reduce the volume of combustion air entering the cylinder, this changes the air/fuel ratio to a very rich mixture. More fuel in the air fuel mixture than normal helps the bike to achieve ignition of the air fuel mixture and start. Let’s review the combustion KABOOM equation.