URAL Motorcycles 2003 Retro Solo, Owner'S Manual

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Enrichener off Enrichener on
Manual Starting (without electric starter)
1. Turn on the ignition and depress the kick lever about 1/4 of its travel (enough to firmly get
the ball of your foot on the lever) with either your left foot or right foot, depending on what
position is most comfortable with your right hand on the throttle. Take up the slack in the
throttle until you can feel some slight resistance from the return springs in the carburetors,
without any advance on the throttle, since this may flood the engine.
2. Give the kick lever a swift kick. When the engine starts, tickle the throttle (quickly in-
crease and decrease it) to keep the engine running, but not too fast. If the engine doesn’t
start, repeat the kicking procedure. A properly adjusted warm engine should start within a
few kicks. If the engine doesn’t start, try the procedure described below in item
3. If it still doesn’t start or fire, it may be flooded.
Note: Do not completely open the throttle while kicking the engine over since it may flood the
engine and the spark plugs may become fouled with gasoline.
Electric Starting
1. Set carburetor enricheners as with kick starting. Unlike manual starting, however, the
gearbox does not have to be in neutral as the electric starter may be engaged with the clutch
lever pulled in, or with the gearbox in neutral. Make sure the Ignition Cutoff Switch is set to
“ Ignition On” and push the starter button to turn over the engine.
2. When the engine has been standing for several hours but the ambient temperature is
high (60°F/15°C degrees or above), try starting it without any enricheners. If it doesn’t fire,
then use the procedure described below.