How to Start a manual Honda XR150L motorbike?

This video covers the 4 ways to start a manual motorbike like the Honda XR150L

0:20 Normal starting
0:41 Starting while using the choke
2:25 Kickstarting
3:23 Starting after dropping the bike
4:30 - Jump starting / Push starting

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[bangairriflehunting]

Thank you! Every dealership should watch this, it would save new owners time, and the aggravation of having to call the dealer who says bring it back. Found this while recharging the battery on first attempt to get it started and it worked like a charm.

[lforbes]

I just bought this bike a week ago and the dealership had trouble starting it. I had it delivered to me and the delivery driver had trouble starting it. But after watching this video, I was able to get it started with no issues. Thanks !!

[Galidi]

Just got this bike in the USA last week and I'm having exactly this issue. Thank you for explaining!

[luchiani]

I upgraded from a honda grom to 150xr and being my first carb bike I stressing but now you released that stress and have been shredding on it best money i have ever spent wish the bike would have been out back in 2017 would got that instead of the grom

[SevenCostanza-lh]

For the push start, I've had the best success with the bike in 2nd gear, holding the clutch down while running along side the bike, release the clutch, and then jump on the bike while giving it gas. Starting it in 2nd gear seems to be easier and you don't have to be running as fast or pushing as hard for some reason. First gear just seams harder and more difficult.

[RaiiroGaming]

You are the kid from H20 all grown up thanks for the help

[frogfaceization]

Just bought my 150, in Costa Rica, no problem warming it up. Love this bike!!

[charlessupplice]

That's spot on mate 👍
When I was at the dealer he applied throttle simultaneously as the starter & it Would Not start !
He calls in the shop mechanic!
He does what you have shown, two to three seconds of starter then throttle & it goes 😅
A little quirk if the XR 150 but overall a great little beginner/learning bike & sure beats Any Scooter 🛵 on Philippines island roads!
In fact the suspension, although a bit soft delivers a comfortable ride on shitty roads 😅

[WalkorRide]

Hi great video and very informative. I just bought an xr150 here in the Philippines so I’m just going over some videos. I first rode one in Hanoi and took it out for 2 weeks to the mountains. Great and amazing experience. I may come back and do some more riding there. I’ll check out some more of your vids as a quick glance looks like you have good topics. Thanks for the effort.

[romeohernandez]

Guddam XR 150 and these starting methods. I hate it but I love this bike (it's all I have..lol). I changed the oil to a thinner grade and it improved a lot better.

[AtlasCho]

For the method no.5; You don't have to jump in the bike just to shift the gear and release the clutch.
Hold the clutch while in the gear 1 (Primera - in Philippine term),
you can push the bike or glide on the down hill,
then release the clutch ~

[btdski]

popular in the Philippines is the hard start of XR150, the cheapest and best remedy is to replace the carbs pilot jet with the TMX 155 (can be bought online) for P120-150...i tuned the carb properly/correctly or leave it stock, dont touch anything except replacing the pilot jet...yesterday and today (with fog in our area)....it was just one kick and it continued on its idle...comparatively, with the stock pilot jet, using choke is the best way to start and rev it for some time (like 2-5 mins) to come to its idle...Now, I dont have that method or annoyed as before..the replacement of pilot jet has removed "all rituals" on the hard starting issue....

[cdghostman]

I own an XR 150L model 2017, we purchased it to be an emergency motorcycle so that if our main motorcycles are not in the condition, we have another motorcycle to use. It's already 5 years now, and believe me, all of these methods right here won't work all the time.

The stock XR 150L is a pain in the ass to start, especially on a cold morning. You'll probably burn almost half a liter of gasoline just by starting it, too many revs and too many choke turns, and at the end, the bike will start desperately and you'll notice some white smoke coming out of the pipe (which is not normal for a 2017 model 4 stroke).

What I did to fix the issue is to change the carburetor, I purchased a genuine/authentic TMX 155/CG 150 Keihin Carburetor and replace the defective stock carb of the XR. I bought it for around 4500 Philippine Pesos, and it is worth the price, my XR isn't a pain in the ass to start anymore, though it's not literally a "1-click" starting, the new tmx 155 carb does better than the stock because regardless of the weather, cold or raining, the bike can start easily within 2-3 clicks on the electric starter.. My XR is now running great and without any issues like hard starting..

To those people who will ask, the Xr stock carb and the Keihin TMX Carburetor are the same, they just differ on jet sizes and the TMX Carburetor jet size is the perfect fit for the XR 150L engine. The original/genuine carb is a little bit expensive, but you are not going to worry about the quality and performance.

If the price of the Keihin carburetor is expensive, you can do the alternative way which is to replace the jet size of the stock carb, buy new sets of jet which are the same size as the tmx 155 stock carburetor and change the jets on you stock XR carb. That would also be effective.

[jordanveraya]

Thank you for this tip sir it will help me alot every morning.

[dbcooper]

Too bad the ones sold in the US don't come with a kick starter. I realize they were trying to keep the price down, but it was already on the bike. Very disappointing.

[spicydoughnut]

Nice review. Thank you John Estrada - look alike bro.

[philippinespaulregbruceukl]

Wow it's a New bike Honda get the Bike sorted out. Hope the CRF is Better

[papsmike]

My xr150 is pain in the ass i change my carburator...im using pz27 carburator and the hard starting went away but even xr series of honda is pain in the ass specially in cold weather i love it coz when its starts running its cool and enjoy ride😁

[RanmonLinkMedia]

nice, very informative, planning to buy exactly the same model. perfect tutorial. keep it up !!

[migthyjeff]

thank you for the actual tips sir! salute!