Plugs are 2 days old. had a set of br8ecm changed back to 9s. as for the choke: can't start the bike with the choke on. when i do get it started it idles really roughly (rpm fluctuates) so try and put the choke on ramp up the revs but it drop below 1k and wants to stall. pvan340 your start up sounds much like mine was a week ago. I learnt how to warm it up a while ago, would leave it idling for way to long and was fowling the plugs.... lesson learnt.
Wanted to replace the battery anyway, not sure on the voltage will borrow a multi-meter in the coming days.
Fuel Filter???? Hope this is not a face-palm moment: fuel line seems to have a clear bit of tubing in the middle joining the line. thought it was an in-line filter or something. may have to check that.....
thanks for your time guys...