It sits in an unheated and uninsulated garage. Although, I hope to have that remedied soon. The temperature was +4 degrees warmer in the garage. Not enough difference to help much. Also just to let you know the channel 9 weather man said the temp in Blaine officially was down to -24 below (not wind chill). That temperature must be taken from the local airport. I only live a half mile from there.

 

I've got a '99 Recon and it starts fine in -15º to -20º weather. It doesn't even need the choke.

 

I got two 99 Recons and 00 Rancher.the Recons are a little hard to start in any weather,really hard to keep running in cold weather until warm.The Rancher starts ok in warm weather but is hard to keep running in the cold until its warmed up.
I never really thought about it (just the nature of the beast)until I read this thread.
The EPA mandated lean burn reason sounds plausable to me.

 

My brother has a 2K 400EX and my friend just bought a Yellow 400EX. They both have problems starting in the winter months when the temps get into the 30's and 20's. The friend with thte Yellow went out and bought a WB pipe and now he says he doesn't have any problems starting at all!(he also re-jetted)

 

Greetings,

On the surface this is true given that machines don't "feel" the cold like people do. But I suspect that wind does have a chilling effect on ATVs.

The wind flowing across your engine pulls heat away faster than if the air were still -- I believe the term is "heat transfer." Also, wind increases evaporative cooling (hence the army's long standing use of canvas water bags, or the old canvas-bag-on-the-front-grill trick for desert crossings).

So wind might well have an impact on your ATV especially during cold weather starting and warm-up.

I put a similar post on the "Other Topics" forum to hopefully gather more opinions.

 

whoa? what primer?
My Rancher is cold blooded but not near as bad as the Recon. Here is one tip. You do not have to give the recon any throttle to start it. Pull the choke and keep cranking. It'll start if you have enough battery. The recoil starter will only tear rotator cuff muscles.

 

errrrr? Hmmmm?