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Standard warm-up time in cold weather?

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#1 ·
This is my first winter with a Volusia. What's a standard warm-up time when it's below 50? If I let it go for 5-7 minutes, I get stuttering and clicking for the first few miles. It's all stock so not debaffled or anything. At first I thought it was clogged lines so have some sea foam going through but don't really see a difference yet.

I've also noticed the section of the pipes closest to the engine are getting that kind of golden rainbow color of the air mixture maybe being off. Thoughts?
 
#3 ·
I would pull it out of the garage and start it. Run back into the house an put on my coat, pants, gloves and helmet (maybe a neck warmer if needed). Then, go out and ride off. The bike does need a couple of minutes to warm up - you can listen for the RPMs to drop and take off if you like. Amount of warm up time depends on how cold it is.
 
#4 ·
The C50 has a fast idle circuit that idles the bike higher when it is started cold and it idles normally once it warms up. I ride once that happens, mine usually only takes about 30-45 seconds in temps below 50 but I keep my bike garaged so that helps.
If it's hesitating then if your plugs/wires are good I would check for vacuum leaks.
 
#6 ·
What has me confused is I have no issues above 50 degrees; I can start it up, hop on & go with no warm up time at all. But below 50, it doesn't seem to matter how long it warms up, the first few miles it clicks & stutters. Would a vacuum leak affect it only in the lower temps? Maybe the battery is going bad & not putting out enough juice?
 
#9 ·
Are you riding it with the choke on??
I've tried both with no difference on the clicking. I can get it warmed up enough to not need choke but whether I do or not, I still get the clicks for the first couple of miles. It's finally consistently cold enough here to put it away for the season but it still annoys me.
 
#10 ·
WHAT kind of gas are you using? Reg or prem?
When were your valves adjusted last time? Is the oil the proper level... your oils need to reach a certain temp to be at their max efficiency... it lubes everything on your bike and the oil needs to be distributed thruout the crankcase etc...
 
#12 ·
I'm using 93 octane though at the moment it has a little seafoam in there too. Don't know when they were adjusted last as I bought it about 700 miles ago and the dealer hadn't done it while it was in their possession; bike is currently about 9000 miles. Oil was proper as of about 100 miles ago but haven't looked since.



What is this "clicking" you're talking about? Valve train noise?
The click sounds more like it's failing to ignite gas to me than anything else. Instead of a *wump-wump-wump-wump*, I get a *wump-wump-click-wump* randomly. The first time I heard it, my first thought was that the spark plug lit without anything to ignite. After a couple of miles or at higher RPMs (such as the highway) it stops. A vacuum pump issue sounds logical to me except that it's only in cold weather and only at the beginning, and I'd think that kind of issue would be any time.

I haven't replaced the battery yet since purchase so in the spring I'll probably do that and pop in some new plugs too just to be safe.
 
#11 ·
What is this "clicking" you're talking about? Valve train noise? I can understand stuttering as a carb bike will always take some time to warm up particularly the CV type used on today's bikes. We have become used to fuel injection where you can fire it up and drive away.

When I had a carbed bike I did what was mentioned above. Push the bike out and start it up, adjust idle so it will stay running, go back in side the shop/garage and gear up. Usually takes 5-10 minutes, then the bike should be warm enough to be ridden away. May still need choke for a few miles.

Since your bike is stock you may have to re-jet to richen the mixture. The Suzuki's are running pretty lean from the factory. The golden color of the header pipe is an indication of this also. I'll let some one with a Volusia recommend what size jets/needle to use.
 
#14 ·
gas

93 octane is a waste for the carbed Volusia... don't have time to type out the entire theory but trust me you are just over paying for a gas that doesn't help at all... a few capfuls of sea foam in each fillup is okay...

I agree with you. I gave up telling people they were wasting their money and getting a cold stare. I just tell them to read the owners manual.:wink2:
 
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