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I have a 2001 Yamaha Kodiak 400 (YFM400FWAN©) On a recent hunting trip a problem popped up and I hope someone else has experienced this, so that I can learn from them instead of going on my own hunt for an answer. The Problem: On cold days (sub 25 degree) I choke the Kodiak and it starts instantly. It revs up and runs on "high idle" without any problem. However when I return the choke lever to its "normal" position the ATV continues to run and a very high idle. I cant put it into gear until the idle comes down, which it doesn't. In order to use the bike I have to shut it off and when I restart it I must place it into gear before the engine gets a chance to rev up. It then returns to a normal idle and the machine behaves normally. This only happens on real cold days but it is a problem I want to fix. Can anyone offer some help?

With temps in the mid to upper 50`s a bunch of us hit the trails 10 quads showed up !! thought I`d share some of the fun !!!! Grilled up some shrimp-steak-elk sausage-burgers and Budlite its dry out here ! Snows melting and temps have been 50 to 60 all week not good !!but heck might as well enjoy it while we can !!

I got to get out and ride raining but it's around 67 deg. as long as you don't go to fast once your wet it's not bad. It hasn't rained enough to get the trails good & muddy yet.

2 days in the 80's now rain temp dropping into the 30's and weds. high in the 50's! A cool day with mud being made and a broken quad stinks!!!

I was just wondering about the riding conditions up in the Trevorton area. It has rained almost every day where I live and I wanted to know if you got the same lousy weather up in Schuykill County? I don't mind a little mud but I'm not a mud bogger takes too long to clean the quad.

todays HIGH in Bend OR was +3.7f, that's -15.7c. didn't even make the news, cuz of NO power outages, NO traffic accidents, we are prepared for it. What is it with the northeast USA? Those ice storms happen every year and they are never proactive about it. That must be a total pain! I have my own generator for power outages, 4KW [i doubt it'll start, will have to drain race gas from a quad] but woodstoves in every building and plenty of firewood! All the high voltage lines are redundant so an outage usually lasts less than a second. I went to town today and tried to get into my snowsuit; I got it on but I had to pee every ten minutes!hahaha the bibs MUST have shrunk in the dryer last time....yeah that's it! they shrunk! All the crazy minivan moms were out completely unequipped and unprepared for subzero temps, SLICK roads, and slowed traffic. I thot this one 'humanoid' was trying to crawl right into the bed of my truck! She was so close I could only see the luggage rack....that is SO dense.....her minivan might scratch the paint on my chev K2500. It's up a couple inches and winter ready. I WONDER WHERE ALL THOSE TOYOTA PRIUS' ARE NOW? I ASSUME THEY ARE ALL BACK IN SUNNY CALIFORNIA CUZ I DID NOT SEE A SINGLE ONE! hahahahaaha yeah a great winter car just like Honda's little 'smurf shoe' man they'll bury ya in that one! spozed to be colder tomorrow.....Look at the bright side...I have fridge space now cuz I can leave the beer on the porch as long as I bring it in before i lock up......

I bought this stuff for my Wife last yr...... Very nice and Warm Jacket..I think it is an XL.....I bought it big becasue she is a bit Heavy in the top if you know what I mean..... However....Getting the Zipper around that was still an issue So we went a Different route....So,,,,Still Brand new.....Never Worn Outside....... Also,,,,Are these Boots.....They fit here But she didnt like them....I believe they are Unisex.....But dont Hold me to it......Very Warm but she didnt like the way they felt like Snowmobile Boots.....They are actually Sno Cross Boots.....So Again,,,,She wore them in the house a Few times....Never Been outside...... I forget what I paid for both of them....... Ill make a killer Deal if you want Both......Ill let them both out of my house for 120 Shipped....... Or,,,,,if you want one of the other......80 Shipped..... And that is shipped to the USA......