Temperature outside and starting your (my) trike .....

[short4stuff]

The last few days and up until sunday it suppose to be like -35C with the windchill, I am not sure what that is in F. Do you have any idea's on how to start my trike easier? It usually takes me 1 pull even when its like -10C. Now its take like 50.. damn i hate that, any one other than buying a oil heater?

[Crash104936221]

have you looked at the magnetic block heaters? whould help a little

will it not sstart when its that cold?

went looking for a link and found this http://www.usahardware.com/inet/shop/home/automotive/engine_heaters/8130/list.htm

then i rememberd that the block is aluminum LMAO

is the bike liquid cooled? if so you could set up a inline waterheater for the winter i would imagine that a 500 - 600 watt would be more then ample as a 1000watt will heat a john deer 1120 tractors block in about an hour at -10C

[TimSr]

Wind chill is "felt temperature" and not relevant to machinery.

[packhamstruck]

I hear you with these cold start ups, my 200s loves the cold, but my 350x will not go, so i have to park it in the chicken barn sure its 90 degrees and starts first kick then, if it is cold i took a heat gun and warmed up the carb and some of the cylinder and she will go but takes alot of kicking, or in your case pulling

[plkmonster2]

i have a dr too, but where's your electric start??? when i had no battery, i would put the choke on full, you know, you take that lever thing and turn it all the way back. now give it a pull. once it starts, it will start to rev on its own, quickly put the choke on 1/2 or no choke, before it dies. this is the only way to get mine started on really cold days. i live in washington, and its been -16 a few times. -35CX1.8=-63+32=-31F, yup thats how it works. other way around you minus 32, then divide by nine fifths or 1.8.

[Name Brand]

On my 125ms the electric start usually won't start the engines if they've been outside overnight. The pullcord does the trick usually within three pulls though. I usually adjust the carburator to help out in the cold temps, and give it a little more gas on the throttle to help it along as it starts.

My 250sx did really well during christmas break. After four days in the back of my truck, the electric start still kicked the engine over. It did take a few tries of course. Riding that thing on the ice is a crazy trip!

The ambient daytime temperature was around 5 to 15 degrees fahrenhiet. I usaully leave my machines in the garage, but after a day of riding it's easier to leave the trike in the back of the truck for tomorrow's riding.

Always be sure to let your machine fully warm up before you ride it. For me up here that's about 10 to 15 minutes at idle. My rule of thumb being about the time it takes for the snow on the exhaust to melt off, then the water to evaporate until the exhuast is completely dry.

[nate b]

sometimes if its too cold for my snowmobile to start I "borrow" my wifes hair dryer and put it under the hood for about 15 min.

[short4stuff]

i have a dr too, but where's your electric start??? when i had no battery, i would put the choke on full, you know, you take that lever thing and turn it all the way back. now give it a pull. once it starts, it will start to rev on its own, quickly put the choke on 1/2 or no choke, before it dies. this is the only way to get mine started on really cold days. i live in washington, and its been -16 a few times. -35CX1.8=-63+32=-31F, yup thats how it works. other way around you minus 32, then divide by nine fifths or 1.8.

Yea my electric just makes a "click" sound .... So i dont know about that. I charged the battery I dont think it was charged all the way but I took it to my friends house and put it on all night, and it would turn the starter over like 5-6 times then just stop, then leave it for like a min and it would do it again .... I dont know what the problem is do you???