Choke Positions on /6

[camfarm]

Won't lead you on with what I think, but I have cause to believe that I am wrong.

What is the 'full choke position' and what is the 'off choke position'?

[RebeccaV]

On my R90/6 the choke is on when the lever is down, and the choke is off when the lever is up (parallel to the ground). Is your bike telling you something else???

[camfarm]

BG,

Thanks, mine are the same. I read Clymer's and looked at the pictures, got a self-induced case of orientation vertigo and lost faith in what I thought I knew.

MC

[Fritzc]

Upon installing new choke cables, lubing, cleaning up the mechanism and reinstalling the airbox cover I noticed that now the choke lever will not stay in the full choke position (down). The springs on the chokes (enrichers?) pull the lever back into the unchoked position. When I start the engine, I must hold down the choke lever untill the engine is warmed up sufficiently to run unchoked. :dunno
I can't figure out how to tighten up the choke lever without removing the airbox cover again. Just a minor inconvenience but thought I'd share that in case someone had a quick fix.
:idea

[Fritzc]

I forgot to mention.
My bike is a 1971 R75/5.

[grasslander]

Originally posted by Fritz
Upon installing new choke cables, lubing, cleaning up the mechanism and reinstalling the airbox cover I noticed that ...

Also, make sure the choke wasn't accidentally spun to the open position with airbox handle in the off position. Possible to do with the cables disconnected. I can't remember the orientation without looking at a manual for the Bing.