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I've noticed this sometimes when I am at a stop light - when the light goes green for me as I try to pull away the engine will sometimes stall. I can start the bike right up (except for those times when for some strange reason I think the horn button is the start button  ). It seems to happen when I have run the bike awhile, say on the freeway from my town to Seattle (30 miles). I have learned to "goose" the engine (rev it) a bit just before I take off from the stop and then there's no problem. I have heard other riders do this as well, and thought it was just for show. Is this something with air-cooled engines? Thanks for your help.
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try setting the idle just a bit higher and it wont stall..
i burp the throttle as well.. especially if some jerk is on the cell phone while waiting for the light ..
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I'll finger er goose it too. Don't know the technical details but it does ensure a tight response when you put a load on it. What is it doing? Loading up at idle a bit? So flushing the fuel with a blip of the throttle gets a good baseline back is all.
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Thanks everyone for your comments!  Moe, to answer your question, it seems that there is no throttle response in this situation - so when I let the clutch out and apply throttle the engine stalls.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I also blip the throttle when downshifting. Absolutely useless but the bark from the Specialty Spares make me giggle like a Japanese schoolgirl.
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I also blip the throttle when downshifting. Absolutely useless but the bark from the Specialty Spares make me giggle like a Japanese schoolgirl.
It's not really useless. Pull in the clutch, give a blip of the ol' throttle to try and match the RPMs of the incoming gear. Sometimes a downshift can be absolutely seemless... that's when ya got 'er just right! Less strain on the drive train and as you implied John... a whole lot of fun if ya got nice pipes!!
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I also blip the throttle when downshifting. Absolutely useless but the bark from the Specialty Spares make me giggle like a Japanese schoolgirl.
It's not really useless. Pull in the clutch, give a blip of the ol' throttle to try and match the RPMs of the oncoming gear. Sometimes a downshift can be absolutely seemless... that's when ya got 'er just right! Less strain on the drive train and as you implied John... a whole lot of fun if ya got nice pipes!!
+1 and I also crack the throttle just before I let the clutch out from a stop. I have always done this so not sure if it matters on our bikes but it did on the old bikes. It made pulling out smoother and down shifting smoother. I have been in the habit so long I just do it now.
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Id agree with kicking the idle up a bit.
Id also suggest checking the play in your throttle cable. If you have too much play it may not be responding as fast as you like.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Oh, okay, you talked me into it. It's a useful practice...
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Don't just consider it blipping the throttle. Think of it as clearing your throat before you speak.
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i burp the throttle as well.. especially if some jerk is on the cell phone while waiting for the light ..
*Chuckle* Me too. One of those simple pleasures in life is to make some dick on the phone give you the evil eye.
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I also blip the throttle when downshifting. Absolutely useless but the bark from the Specialty Spares make me giggle like a Japanese schoolgirl.
It's not really useless. Pull in the clutch, give a blip of the ol' throttle to try and match the RPMs of the oncoming gear. Sometimes a downshift can be absolutely seemless... that's when ya got 'er just right! Less strain on the drive train and as you implied John... a whole lot of fun if ya got nice pipes!!
+1 and I also crack the throttle just before I let the clutch out from a stop. I have always done this so not sure if it matters on our bikes but it did on the old bikes. It made pulling out smoother and down shifting smoother. I have been in the habit so long I just do it now.
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it doesnt sound as cool w/ a slightly higher idle.. but the improved stability and fun factor go way way up.. w/o getting stuck at the light ... once she settles in
agree .. check for play in the cable adjusters..smile smile smile
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Thanks everyone for your comments!
Moe, to answer your question, it seems that there is no throttle response in this situation - so when I let the clutch out and apply throttle the engine stalls.
surely you have to be rolling the throttle on as you release the clutch - otherwise the engine will stall!
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Yes, I am rolling the throttle. There is just that point initially when there doesn't seem to be a response from the engine, and the engine will stall. If I blip the throttle beforehand however, no such problem.
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You could also try turning out the pilot screw a little to richen the mixture. These bikes are set up realy lean from the factory and will occasionally die at idle when not fully warmed up.
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