cold starting (400ex)

[big_poppa49]

Ok we all know Honda's are cold natured. Went out to start my 400ex and choked it and everything and I pretty much ran my battery down trying to crank it. Any suggestions on starting in cold weather??

[44oEX]

put a 42 pilot jet it make starting alot easier for cold weather

[nosliw]

have a fully charged battery

[PHAT400]

Park it...... and buy something for the winter month's.. That's what I did..
:rolleyes:

[LeGaCyGiAnT124]

had the same problem bro.... does it sound like its about to start?? well thats what mine did and i kept leaving the choke on and turning it off when i pressed the start button. the battery ended up going dead.... i charged it and checked the spark plug yes it was wet so i cleaned it off with a rag. the battery was now full and i tryed starting it a couple of times and it started like it was sick so i kept starting it and messed around with the idle and it warmed up and was ready to go. hope this helped u at all

[dirt308]

Try pumping the gas like 3 times then hit the start button, sometimes that works. Good luck.

[JR3]

ig i know im going ridin the day i go out in the mornin and pout a portablle heater in the shed like a hour before that helps

[JRDrider22]

you can try pop starting. thats what i had to do at the e-town race because it was cold out. either that of jump it off a car and sooner or later it will start. the heat shield would work great too

[muddy400EX]

put it on full choke and DONT give it any gas at all untill it starts.

[JRDrider22]

i wish i had jets or a choke on my lectron carb

[400exrules]

do like someoen above said........keep it in your garage and put a heater in front of it for awhile.....should start no prob i would say

[n00b on a 400ex]

keep it in the garage. i once had to start it at like 5*F cause it was parked outside at my friends overnight. use full choke and give it a little throttle (not a whole lot, just enough so it can run). then keep it like that for a few minutes until it can idle withotu choke. from my experience the 400ex is VERY cold-blooded. (compared to a pred, but i guess the ex is more so then anything else)

[02Yellow400]

if your cant keep it in the garage take a torch to the plug. Always works on the really really hard starts

[250xridamatt]

My 250x is stored in an unheated garage. I hadnt rode in three weeks since yesterday. It took me lie 50 kicks to get it started but once i did it ran like a champ. The only thing it takes is a little time. Once you get it started and runnin well, just keep starting it every couple days if possible.

[Scott-300ex]

use a hair dryer man:eek:


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