Starting method TS150

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Starting method TS150

Postby bullgoose » Fri Nov 25, 2016 12:19 pm

Can I ask members what the best cold starting method to use on my TS150. I seem to remember reading that It was as follows.
Petrol on - choke on - ignition off - throttle shut - 3 kicks - Then ignition on - Choke on - throttle shut and kick start until bike fires.
Is that the correct procedure?
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Re: Starting method TS150

Postby therealche » Sat Nov 26, 2016 8:00 pm

Sounds good to me! Throttle shut is the important bit... for some reason my beer addled brain cant remember. Something to do with making the enrichment circuit (AKA choke) work correctly.
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Re: Starting method TS150

Postby DAVID THOMPSON » Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:36 pm

my 4 stroke rt125 is the same open the throttle any while it is cranking ....
and it will refuse to GO PUTT PUTT cause its not getting any fuel
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Re: Starting method TS150

Postby bullgoose » Sun Nov 27, 2016 6:05 am

Cheers folks. I think I am right about the method but I can`t find the article on the net anymore. I think because the carb float was stuck on for a few moments before I noticed it caused the engine flood making starting it very hard. It did fire after 10 mins but it`s not a fitness program suitable for fat old men.
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Re: Starting method TS150

Postby Blurredman » Sun Nov 27, 2016 7:19 am

In my experience, using one of two methods gives a different experience of the bike's behaviour as it warms up.

Step 1) What you said. Choke on, kick thrice, ignition on, kick.

Step 2) Ignition on, Choke on, kick it over until it starts - for me can be as low as one kick sometimes.


They're both easy enough to start in those procedures, but in my experience if you use Step 1 when starting, the bike tends to have an idle higher than usual due to the extra fuel floating around there's no need to touch the choke after starting. After the fuel mixture has returned to usual then so will the idle speed. Doing step 1 basically Primes the engine to a degree.

Using Step 2 means you have to keep ontop of the choke after the bike has started until it is warm because it will be running too lean to cope and will be a bit sluggish for the first half a mile dependent on how long you let it idle whilst putting on your gear.. :lol:


Despite the downfalls of Step 2, I often find myself using it. Perhaps in an attempt to get a 'Kick start first time' record which obviously Step 1 would never achieve :lol: :lol:
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Re: Starting method TS150

Postby bullgoose » Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:42 pm

Thanks for the reassurance the method is ok. The engine does rev up a bit with the choke on after starting but I find that better for me as if it does stall it`s very hard to start again for quite some minuets.
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Re: Starting method TS150

Postby karro212 » Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:37 am

I also wondered about that, thanks for sharing.
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