1991 CR500 Startup Sequence

Starting a CR500 is not something to be taken lightly! When I first bought this bike in March '08, it would take 13-15 kicks before firing up. Exhausing! Now imagine doing that halfway up a muddy hill. *shudder* (I know, I know...I should always make it up the hill, then I don't have any starting issues...)

After doing lots of research, I found that carb setup is key to starting these bikes, and set about getting mine dialed. It also seems that each CR500 has its own particular startup sequence.

So I got the carb dialed and the sequence down, and now I can start her in 1-3 kicks 90% of the time (but halfway up a muddy hill sometimes takes a few more kicks...).

This particular day, I wanted to see if my 1-3 kicks worked after the bike had sat in my garage for exactly 6 months. Not that I was timing it; it just worked out to be exactly 6 months this day. :-)

Because my voice isn't very loud, and an airplane flew overhead pretty low, you can't really hear what I was saying. I was trying to talk through the sequence, so I'll spell it out here.

DISCLAIMER: This is the sequence for this particular bike, so it may or may not work on yours! :-)
(Jetting setup correctly comes first; if not, these steps don't work!)
1. Fuel on
2. Choke on
3. Tip it over till it weeps; basically just kills time while the float boal fills up, and then you know when it's full and can move on to the next step
4. Put it in 2nd, roll back and forth with the clutch lever *out*; get's some fuel in the cylender
5. Put it in Neutral (I use my hand most of the time because neutal is impossible to find on this particular bike)
6. Find TDC
7. Kick it as hard as you possibly can. A half-hearted kick will reward you with nothing but a viloent kickback, and maybe a bruised shin/foot...even with a boot on!

As you can see from the video, even after 6 months of sitting, 3 kicks will get her burning again.

Thanks for watching!

Видео 1991 CR500 Startup Sequence канала wilddoktor