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Or, like me, you can forget to push the choke back, and ride all day with it on. About halves your fuel efficiency!
LOL... I did that on my XT. I rode for about 50 miles of highway with the choke on. Only when I slowed down for traffic that the bike cut out with me thinking "OOH FOOK"... until I checked the choke lol
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i was gonna fit a proper locking choke but if both ted and xtgirl can forget then i'm def not gonna bother cos i'd always be leaving the choke on, thankfully the xt and my gsxr both don't need much choke
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i was gonna fit a proper locking choke but if both ted and xtgirl can forget then i'm def not gonna bother cos i'd always be leaving the choke on, thankfully the xt and my gsxr both don't need much choke
Well... I've done that only once in my life so I think the chances are low. Even if you do, the worst that will happen is the bike will cut out when you close the throttle. It will start straight back up again after a few turns of the engine.

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Well... I've done that only once in my life so I think the chances are low. Even if you do, the worst that will happen is the bike will cut out when you close the throttle. It will start straight back up again after a few turns of the engine.

Go ahead and fix your lock.
yeh maybe i could fit a hot start lever on the bars so its in a more obvious position
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89 XT w/ 13k miles. 45 mpg of not-so-easy-on-the-throttle riding. As much as 60 mpg when on nice long trip with hardly any stop & go.
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'92 XT600 with almost 10,000 miles. I consistently get ~55mpg around town and it drops down to about 50 when riding the highway at speeds of 65mph or more.

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