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Message: [QUOTE="dirt bike dave, post: 1433110, member: 18302"] Replace the reeds. Any cracks or warps can make cold starting very difficult. When my '99 CR got hard to cold start, replacing the reeds fixed it 100%. Also, before you try to start it, turn the gas and choke on and lay the bike on its side for like 10 seconds. You want gas running out all the overflow tubes. Pick it up, prime the cylinder by kicking it over SLOWLY two or three times. Retunr the kick start to top, find Top Dead Center (just after the compression gets less as you move the starter), the KICK HARD. On my CR, it wanted like 1/16 throttle. [/QUOTE]