fuseman
Registered user
I've had my 1997 Cali 1100i for 16 years - it's well maintained and only covered 13k miles - used only in dry.
It has always been a bit unkeen to start if it's not been ridden for a few months despite a battery conditioner but this has got much worse recently - often taking 10 or more attempts over several minutes to get it going. Once it catches it runs fine and will restart instantly that day - with no choke if it's even a bit warm still.
I've had the plugs out - they seem fine and not obviously flooded which was my initial hunch - that I was being over-eager on the choke and throttle. However it's getting much worse this last year or two and I would appreciate any thoughts on the cause.
I'm pretty sure it's not the battery - the starter turns very quickly. Also doesn't seem electrical since it runs very smoothly once it has started with no misfires and pulls well.
I wonder if it's a fuel problem but since it's fuel injected I'm not sure where to start looking for a problem.
All ideas appreciated.
Martin
It has always been a bit unkeen to start if it's not been ridden for a few months despite a battery conditioner but this has got much worse recently - often taking 10 or more attempts over several minutes to get it going. Once it catches it runs fine and will restart instantly that day - with no choke if it's even a bit warm still.
I've had the plugs out - they seem fine and not obviously flooded which was my initial hunch - that I was being over-eager on the choke and throttle. However it's getting much worse this last year or two and I would appreciate any thoughts on the cause.
I'm pretty sure it's not the battery - the starter turns very quickly. Also doesn't seem electrical since it runs very smoothly once it has started with no misfires and pulls well.
I wonder if it's a fuel problem but since it's fuel injected I'm not sure where to start looking for a problem.
All ideas appreciated.
Martin