Hello to everyone on this cool forum.Just bought a p700 and havin
a tough time gettin to start when cold.First i turn on gas, second
i fully choke and without touching the throttle i hit the green button.
Turn starter over then let cool.Turn and let starter cool, back and
forth until she starts fifteen minutes later. Is this normal and if
not how do you guys start your v-twins? Thanks for any answers,

shaftman

 

It should fire right up, try using 1/2 choke or if the temperature is above say 60, then no choke at all.

 

It sounds like you may be flooding the engine. When it does start, does it give out a puff of black smoke? Have you tried to start it without the choke?

 

Try giving it a little gas (not to much) while your turning it over. Sometimes, even for warm engines, its hard to start on an idle.

 

Simster's right, difficult to start. Full choke is a no no, at least for mine. I just turn my choke lever very little, until I start to feel tension on the cable. Usually a couple of revolutions like this will do. One thing you must do, however, is barely crack the throttle open, mine won't start without doing that.

 

ditto above. Good choice on your new bike.

 

Here is MY ritual for starting: Choke FULL on, hold throttle about 1/3 open until engine starts. Works for me. Mine starts all the time. I rode this winter, all winter and had no trouble getting the P-700 to start. Doesn't seem to matter WHAT the ambient temp is. If the engine is cold, it wants full choke to start, then the choke comes OFF quickly.