ok so i am excited to be the owner of a new (to me) 2006 carburated 450TE in great condition, sold as a consignment at a private mechanic's shop who did a complete go through on the bike before putting the sign on. now i am home and have discovered it has a black and a red choke which is new to me, having only been on drz's to now. I have figured out that the further back choke is the cold start. it warms up fine and i get going. but when are you supposed to use the other choke? every hot restart? I noticed that once warm, the bike will often die on me as i am downshifting through the gears approaching a stop. sometimes the bike dies during a downshift and the bike doesn't clutch start which then sends me into a rear tire slide. hot restarts involve me cranking a lot on the throttle which i never had to do with my jap bikes. i ride trails on the central coast of cali which can involve a lot of downhill downshifting and am don't like the idea of not being able to trust my bike to stay lit while doing so. we have hundred foot drop offs on the side of narrow trails and if i go into a dead engine rear tire slide it could get messy. what gives? can anyone help my clueless ass? also, can anyone give me a lead on buying a copy of the owner's manual for this bike?
Red is hot start. Use it to help restart in situations like after a crash, when there might be flooding.
I don't think my husband has ever used the red hot start on his 09 450. This thread has links to manuals. The 2009 TE/TXC manual may at least get you some info that would be helpful. http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/husky-shop-manuals-spec-sheets-and-more.17158/
