I just bought a 2000 Yamaha YZF-R6 a month ago. On a normal day I have the choke on a little or not at all and one press and it starts. However, when I ride for 15-30 min, stop, and try turning it on like 5 minutes later it doesn't turn on unless I give it throttle. I tried having the choke off and it didn't work. Then I put the choke on and gave it a lot of throttle like up to 6000 then it started. This happened a few times but I didn't think anything of it. Sometimes I give a little gas like 4000 or not even and it starts up. I read other problems about Yamaha's and apparently its normal to give some throttle but I have to give a lot to get it started. Once its on though, it runs fine. The temperature was around 180 when I tried restarting it. It was about 80-85 degrees outside. I'm just adding information in case people need it. PLEASE HELP!!! I really don't know if this is normal or not.
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2000 Yamaha R6 Have to Give Throttle To Start?
- Thread starter Bob B
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I don't really understand how you're giving it "6000" and "4000" if the bike hasn't started yet. You referring to the RPM? I assume you're guessing by the position of the throttle what the RPM would be if the bike was at idle in neutral.
Choke should always be off when warm starting, as I'm sure you know. Giving it throttle to start with the choke off, even on a warm engine, is not unheard of. I have two bikes that require this but they're older.
You could also check to see if the choke is sticking. If the choke is staying part way open, and the engine is warm when you try to start it, this can make it very difficult to fire up.
Choke should always be off when warm starting, as I'm sure you know. Giving it throttle to start with the choke off, even on a warm engine, is not unheard of. I have two bikes that require this but they're older.
You could also check to see if the choke is sticking. If the choke is staying part way open, and the engine is warm when you try to start it, this can make it very difficult to fire up.
With carburetors it is not unusual to have to prime them by twisting the throttle a couple of times before starting the engine. Also, with carburetors it is not unusual to have to give the engine some gas when starting. There is nothing wrong with this.
It's unclear from your question, but you should not ride more than a couple of minutes with the choke on.
Younger riders are so used to full electronic everything, that they sometimes forget that purely mechanical devices like carbs require a bit more human involvement ;P
It's unclear from your question, but you should not ride more than a couple of minutes with the choke on.
Younger riders are so used to full electronic everything, that they sometimes forget that purely mechanical devices like carbs require a bit more human involvement ;P