Cold Starting Difficulty - update! - Page 2

burkbuilds · 03-02-2013, 03:22 PM

It sounds like the battery is your problem. If that does not solve it, you might try to find gasoline without any Ethanol in it. I have had difficulty starting several different motorcycles in cold weather when the fuel blend contained 10% Ethanol, but the bikes will start on the first roll over with regular old gasoline. I realize that you may not have a choice in many areas of the country. Around here there are several stations that sell Ethanol free exclusively and several more where you are offered a choice at a slightly higher price per gallon.

Water Warrior 2 · 03-02-2013, 03:31 PM

Likely the cooler temps just got to a marginal battery. It doesn't have enough oomph to operate the starter and provide enough power for the ignition system. How old is the battery?

edison · 03-02-2013, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Water Warrior

Likely the cooler temps just got to a marginal battery. It doesn't have enough oomph to operate the starter and provide enough power for the ignition system. How old is the battery?

Don't know...I bought the bike used - the battery was aftermarket and didn't appear to be new.... It was defintely cold when I tried to start it up.....so I agree with your explanation.

Water Warrior 2 · 03-02-2013, 11:57 PM

Get a new battery and charge it up fully. This will likely fix the situation. One thing that I did do years ago with kick start bikes was put them outside for a while in the sunshine to warm them up a bit. Worked every time first kick.

edison · 03-31-2013, 01:25 PM

Replaced the battery with a new Yuasa and it started fine....the old battery was only 2/3s the size of the Yuasa ( I got the bike used) - so I wonder if that was up to the job to begin with

alantf · 03-31-2013, 05:15 PM

When I worked on electronic panels (I'm retired now), Yuasa was the only batteries my company would buy for the backup systems, and they worked fine. :2tup:

03-02-2013, 03:22 PM	#11
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Re: Cold Starting Difficulty It sounds like the battery is your problem. If that does not solve it, you might try to find gasoline without any Ethanol in it. I have had difficulty starting several different motorcycles in cold weather when the fuel blend contained 10% Ethanol, but the bikes will start on the first roll over with regular old gasoline. I realize that you may not have a choice in many areas of the country. Around here there are several stations that sell Ethanol free exclusively and several more where you are offered a choice at a slightly higher price per gallon. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-02-2013, 03:31 PM	#12
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Cold Starting Difficulty Likely the cooler temps just got to a marginal battery. It doesn't have enough oomph to operate the starter and provide enough power for the ignition system. How old is the battery?
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03-02-2013, 11:57 PM	#14
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Cold Starting Difficulty Get a new battery and charge it up fully. This will likely fix the situation. One thing that I did do years ago with kick start bikes was put them outside for a while in the sunshine to warm them up a bit. Worked every time first kick.
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03-31-2013, 01:25 PM	#15
edison Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 15	Re: Cold Starting Difficulty - update! Replaced the battery with a new Yuasa and it started fine....the old battery was only 2/3s the size of the Yuasa ( I got the bike used) - so I wonder if that was up to the job to begin with Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-31-2013, 05:15 PM	#16
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,717	Re: Cold Starting Difficulty - update! When I worked on electronic panels (I'm retired now), Yuasa was the only batteries my company would buy for the backup systems, and they worked fine. :2tup: __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
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