Did my good deed for the day

Weather was warm enough in southern Indiana Friday to get the Valk out for a spin. Stopped at a Dairy Queen (of course) and was preparing to back out and leave when some pick-up truck blocks me in. The driver gets out and walks over to me. Turns out he just bought a 2003 Valk with 5,000 miles, trailered it home, and now can't get the thing to start. He wondered if I had any advice for him. After the usual checking to make sure he was in neutral, etc., it suddenly hit me. I appointed to the choke and asked him if he uses it. He said he has had it in every position imaginable. I showed him how if you bring it down it will stop at a certain point. I then told him he needed to put on more pressure and bring it all the way down. His eyes lit up as if he had seen Shangri-La while voicing a grunt of Enlightenment. He patted me on the back and went on his way. Another Valk rider saved.

Happy New Year to all.

[RP#62]

Hopefully he had the fuel turned off during the ride on the truck. There's been more than a few that didn't and when they tried to start , they got a hydraulic lock and busted their starter gear. Don't know if its because the floats bounce around and empty the carbs into the cylinders or what, but it happens.
-RP

[taiterbug]

I left Scotsburg Indiana Christmas Day there was 29 in. snow on the ground. Now you are telling me the snow is gone and you're riding motorcycles there. It's good to know that my luck will hold out through 2005. All bad . :roll:

[LaMonster]

Yep, have done that a few times myself. ;)