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Its not usually necessary to use the choke for more than a minute. It runs 80-95F down here so it doesn't need a lot to get beyond the choke phase. When its running properly that is. Yesterday, it was trying to stall big time. When it got warm, it was idling normal.

The gusty sputtering is actually not all that new, its just worse now. I assumed it was something wrong with the diaphragms. I'm thinking I could probably use the air compressor to pressurize the airbox and check for leaks.

I went to the grocery store yesterday when I was out. Its about 2 miles each way. There were no problems starting there, but when I headed into the wind, the gusty sputtering started again - even though it was warm at that point. I don't think its a good idea to take it much farther than pushing distance until this gets sorted out.

Yeah, that's casual for me. I don't think I could do it any other way. That's why I don't want a 650 or ZX because it would get me into too much trouble.