I've left this thread alone as I'm sure someone with more authority could provide a better response, but its not attracting too much attention so I'll throw in my two cents.
I can't see any harm in still using the bike with no choke, if you can get your bike started without it. It just means you can't use the choke to help start the bike if need be. You never know when you might need to use the choke, and Winter is approaching.
You could go a second hand one if you really wanted, but I'd recommend to just get a new one.
Its not too difficult to replace. Fuel tap off, remove petrol tank, unscrew the top half of the air box, now you can unscrew the bottom half (screws are inside the box), follow the choke cable down to the carbs and you'll see its attached to a lever (it engages the choke, surprise surprise!), just manoeuvre the end of the cable to detach it (you'll understand what I mean when looking at it) and reverse to install the replacement cable. When you put the new cable on ensure that when you pull the choke it operates as it should. The process is not as daunting as it sounds.
Also, make sure that whatever caused the first to break isn't going to damage your new one.
I can't see any harm in still using the bike with no choke, if you can get your bike started without it. It just means you can't use the choke to help start the bike if need be. You never know when you might need to use the choke, and Winter is approaching.
You could go a second hand one if you really wanted, but I'd recommend to just get a new one.
Its not too difficult to replace. Fuel tap off, remove petrol tank, unscrew the top half of the air box, now you can unscrew the bottom half (screws are inside the box), follow the choke cable down to the carbs and you'll see its attached to a lever (it engages the choke, surprise surprise!), just manoeuvre the end of the cable to detach it (you'll understand what I mean when looking at it) and reverse to install the replacement cable. When you put the new cable on ensure that when you pull the choke it operates as it should. The process is not as daunting as it sounds.
Also, make sure that whatever caused the first to break isn't going to damage your new one.
