[aesmith]

Hi,

This is something I've noticed a few times, initially I wasn't convinced but it's happened too often now to be coincidence. And I've seen the same behaviour on my old pointy and with the twin spark L2. It seems that if you run the bike for just a few minutes one day, then the next day it will be a bitch to start. For example this Sunday the bike had been sitting for over two weeks. It started immediately when I moved it from garage to shed. I then left it on the Optimate to make sure it was fully charged. Monday morning start was rough as hell with the engine coughing but not catching. In these cases it seems the only way it will ever start if by holding near to full throttle.

Anyone else found this? It doesn't happen if the bike if run normally, or if it's fully warmed up. It's just this scenario of running for a few minutes that puts it in this state. Trying to speculate on the cause could there be part of the cold start mechanism that gets left in a funny state that makes a true cold start difficult?

Thanks, Tony S