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Old 04-Mar-2012, 22:57
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749 Nightmare to Start

Hi,

Not long had my new 749.. its a 2003 BP...

From cold its a nightmare to start... is this the norm or does anyone have any pointers...


Its not been ridden for a while (due to the weather etc..) its plug into an battery optimiser....

which I'm hopping should be keeping the battery charged...
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Old 04-Mar-2012, 23:11
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Maybe stale fuel


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Old 04-Mar-2012, 23:43
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Do you know if the fuel filter has been changed? Lots of places quietly skip it as it's a pain to do. But in my experience an old, clogged fuel filter is often the reason for poor starting which wrongly gets put down to battery, plugs etc.
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Old 05-Mar-2012, 01:33
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Mine did this even with a fully charged battery , turned out to be a poorly attached earth to the battery. Worth giving it a tug and seeing if it comes off
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Old 05-Mar-2012, 21:42
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Thanks will change fuel filter as a start!!
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Old 25-Mar-2012, 00:18
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First of all, check (clean and grease) all connectors between battery, relay and starter motor; also clean connector on earth wire bolted to engine and earth wire fitted to ECU.
Next step good battery, gel would be better than acid.
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Old 26-Mar-2012, 21:42
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Stuck a set of plugs, cleared out the air filters.. put all back together, started 1st time...

Was over the moon..
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