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Old December 18th, 2011, 02:16 PM   #10
cbdallas
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Name: Charlie
Location: Wylie, TX
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Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 650R

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Originally Posted by choneofakind View Post
...having to pull a vacuum on the petcock with a spare piece of hose every time that I de-winterize the bike or play with jets or run out of gas gets annoying.
One of my older bikes (think it was the Yamaha XV920 or the Virago) had a "Prime" setting on the petcock....a glaring oversight on the Ninja. Very handy for synching carbs too.

I don't have any trouble getting the 250 started, but it has an annoying habit of speeding up after 10-20 seconds of running where I want it (somewhere between 2000-2500). During a 5-minute warmup, it speeds up 3-4 times. I come back out to the garage to find it screaming away at 3500-4000. I know...that speed is nothing to that engine...it's just loud and annoying in my garage. I miss the ability to push the start button and walk away.
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