hard starting when cold- 12 kicks

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bws2
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hard starting when cold- 12 kicks

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I've got an 01 KDX200.

I replaced the carb recently and now it takes about 12 kicks to start (with choke on)
when it's cold.

Once it starts it runs much better than before I replaced the carb.

Any idea what would cause the hard starting?
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hard starting when cold- 12 kicks

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Have you checked your compression? Low compression makes them a pain to start when cold. Check your floats aswell, try leaning the bike over with the fuel tap on and choke on and then give it a few priming kicks.
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Re: hard starting when cold- 12 kicks

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+1 for priming kicks... just cycle through a few times to get fuel pulled through, then kick
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Re: hard starting when cold- 12 kicks

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jet it
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