Carb Choke..............HONDA CG125 (Brazil 1995)

[Doggy16]

Hi All

 

Really new to bikes, Etc but hopefully getting there with manuals, Forums Etc......& fairly mechanical / practical minded I hope...LOL

 

Looking for  advice / help please re an aftermarket carb fitted on my above noted bike. Can anyone please tell me how do I keep the choke "ON" if needed?

Its stamped on it KNG 06 PZ26.......As you can see in the attached photos 1 as it is "OFF" & 1 with me holding the choke up. I previously did that with a piece of wire from the black lever clipped onto the brass top clamp screw, and it worked fine & currently all does, but for the winter Etc I really do not wan't to be fiddling with hooks, wires etc!

 

Many thanks in advance...........

[Ian Frog]

I have exactly the same arrangement on a CG that I have recently finished getting back on the road and even in the depths of winter I haven`t found the need to keep the choke on for anything over about 2 minutes.

In fact the bike seems the most warm bloodied thing I have ever come across in the 48 or so years I have been messing about with bikes which is strange for something made in South America which I would have expected the opposite.

I would check your mixture and air filter first before trying to keep the lever up and riding at the same time.

Cheers

Ian

[Doggy16]

11 minutes ago, Ian Frog said:

I have exactly the same arrangement on a CG that I have recently finished getting back on the road and even in the depths of winter I haven`t found the need to keep the choke on for anything over about 2 minutes.

In fact the bike seems the most warm bloodied thing I have ever come across in the 48 or so years I have been messing about with bikes which is strange for something made in South America which I would have expected the opposite.

I would check your mixture and air filter first before trying to keep the lever up and riding at the same time.

Cheers

Ian

Hi Ian

 

Many thanks for the reply, yes I totally agree, as said all running fine, I was just curious on ..How would I keep / just put that type of choke on if I did need to? Without having to improvise as I have done with hooking it to keep it on with a piece of wire............Thanks,,,,,,,,

[Nick the wanderer]

Hi and welcome.

From the pics that little bracket where the screw is (above your finger) looks like it will take a cable if you wanted to run one up to the handlebars.

You could get creative.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186457281314?itmmeta=01J2BQYN7S1G8MDNRF7A0BWZYN&hash=item2b69b85322:g:bg4AAOSwjzldpxnG&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwLGu%2FeyLkYjIoTF%2F6oE0tnt2rjGIW8MhJLyQ

[Doggy16]

15 minutes ago, Nick the wanderer said:

Hi and welcome.

From the pics that little bracket where the screw is (above your finger) looks like it will take a cable if you wanted to run one up to the handlebars.

You could get creative.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186457281314?itmmeta=01J2BQYN7S1G8MDNRF7A0BWZYN&hash=item2b69b85322:g:bg4AAOSwjzldpxnG&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwLGu%2FeyLkYjIoTF%2F6oE0tnt2rjGIW8MhJLyQ

Hi many thanks for the welcome & link....

 

On the strength of your reply then, there is no way of keeping the choke on without adding something like you sent?

 

I thought the carb was missing something for the choke to connect onto if you manually lifted up the black lever? So really, I could go back to just clipping on / up the black choke lever with the piece of wire I have previously hooked onto the little bracket you noted then?..............being creative sounds fine............. & a great idea / info........

 

Much appreciated..........Thanks again. 

[Nick the wanderer]

Yeah. I'm guessing the choke lever has a spring or some such thing to keep it off. That's a good thing. The downside is having to hold the choke on manually with the lever.

That would be the sort of thing that would annoy me. I'd adapt it somehow, if you're happy with the bit of wire or by adding a cable to the bars.

If it warmed up in seconds rather than minutes you could just get used to it.

[Doggy16]

21 minutes ago, Nick the wanderer said:

Yeah. I'm guessing the choke lever has a spring or some such thing to keep it off. That's a good thing. The downside is having to hold the choke on manually with the lever.

That would be the sort of thing that would annoy me. I'd adapt it somehow, if you're happy with the bit of wire or by adding a cable to the bars.

If it warmed up in seconds rather than minutes you could just get used to it.

Many thanks Nick.................seriously I just needed reassurance I wasn't imagining it or something was definitely missing off the carb, so thanks for clarifying it & I will attempt to fit something permanent if possible......as they say watch this space.....LOL

 

[RideWithStyles]

Yes so think of it as a rim or drum brake arrangement - end of the cable will be attached through the cylinder part of the upper gold part with a small and weak spring? (If non is on the handle bar control )to pull the cable which will pivot the lower right side bolt that is attached to the black plastic part to move the choke.

if you find a left handle bar mount with a choke lever say off a early gen cbf125 and use that.

Edited July 10, 2024 by RideWithStyles

[Doggy16]

10 hours ago, RideWithStyles said:

Yes so think of it as a rim or drum brake arrangement - end of the cable will be attached through the cylinder part of the upper gold part with a small and weak spring? (If non is on the handle bar control )to pull the cable which will pivot the lower right side bolt that is attached to the black plastic part to move the choke.

if you find a left handle bar mount with a choke lever say off a early gen cbf125 and use that.

Hi

Much appreciated. I’ll now go on the lookout for 1 off a cbf125, may get lucky plus the option / link Nick sent me is worth a go too. Thanks again