Joined Mar 2013
3K Posts | 161+
Naples, IT
Stradista's,
Bike has recently developed an issue. 1st cold start of day and the start cycle is very slow, drains the dash as it cycles, and will roll an extra cycle or two after I release the starter (hasn't turned over yet). It catches on about the 3rd attempt, and I let it cycle 3-4 time on each attempt.
On subsequent starts throughout the ride day, it turns quicker - about what I remember before I left the bike with a family member for about 7 months. This was around the time we first started discovering the 1st model starters were ****.
I have a Shorai that I keep on a Battery Tender Jr most of the time. It typical reads 12.9 - 13.0 Volts cold, right off the tender and it doesn't improve the start cycle issue at all. The bike was driving and charged regularly while I was away and it didn't start doing this until a few weeks after I got it back.
The negative terminal was a little loose but that didn't affect it. All fuses are 4.0, though both fuse blocks have a little white corrosion building around the tops of the fuses. Had a little issue with my aux lamps but corrected that and still had no effect.
Just wondering if my starter is finally kicking the bucket. It's the original. If it was a quick pull, I'd have it bench tested but it's not a simple swap. Hasn't left me stranded yet but is very sketchy on cold starts.
Bike has recently developed an issue. 1st cold start of day and the start cycle is very slow, drains the dash as it cycles, and will roll an extra cycle or two after I release the starter (hasn't turned over yet). It catches on about the 3rd attempt, and I let it cycle 3-4 time on each attempt.
On subsequent starts throughout the ride day, it turns quicker - about what I remember before I left the bike with a family member for about 7 months. This was around the time we first started discovering the 1st model starters were ****.
I have a Shorai that I keep on a Battery Tender Jr most of the time. It typical reads 12.9 - 13.0 Volts cold, right off the tender and it doesn't improve the start cycle issue at all. The bike was driving and charged regularly while I was away and it didn't start doing this until a few weeks after I got it back.
The negative terminal was a little loose but that didn't affect it. All fuses are 4.0, though both fuse blocks have a little white corrosion building around the tops of the fuses. Had a little issue with my aux lamps but corrected that and still had no effect.
Just wondering if my starter is finally kicking the bucket. It's the original. If it was a quick pull, I'd have it bench tested but it's not a simple swap. Hasn't left me stranded yet but is very sketchy on cold starts.
