Is it just a battery issue or is she allergic to the cold - SV650.org

11-03-17, 09:45 AM

Hi All

Firstly great forum...long term reader and loiterer, now im posting...

Right my 05 pointy..I adore her with all my heart...however when starting off from cold she starts off the button....but she has got to get up to at least 55 degrees before i can rev her properly without her dying...once she is up and running she is fine....at low revs on a cold engine i can gently and smoothly rev her to warm her up, but if i give her a few more berries and come off the throttle when she is not yet up to about 55, she will die.

I have come from jap inline 600s and this has never seemed to be an issue with them (im not going back to inlines tho!!)

Guys, reassure me that this is normal behaviour from my sweetheart

cheers

Grim-Lock · 11-03-17, 10:16 AM

Unfortunately no, I would say this is not normal behaviour. You should expect some roughness with a cold start to instant set off but chugging out is abnormal...
When was your oil + filter last done and also your fuel filter should be checked is my uneducated and certainly unqualified guess

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Biker Biggles · 11-03-17, 11:15 AM

Not a battery issue or it just wouldnt start.So it will be a mixture issue in that it is running too weak when cold but gets better when the engine is warm.Possibly the temp sensor that controls cold start and warm up?

11-03-17, 12:14 PM

it was serviced a couple of years ago before i got it a few months ago but i will be putting her through a service when mot is due in may, hopefully the problem may get ironed out with a service guys?

R1ffR4ff · 11-03-17, 12:18 PM

What is the condition of the spark plugs?

When were they last checked for condition and gaps?

Grim-Lock · 11-03-17, 12:21 PM

Few years without a service? I think I can guess a couple of the problems then...

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11-03-17, 12:24 PM

unsure, as I'll be getting her serviced as I said in may

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R1ffR4ff · 11-03-17, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Grim-Lock

Few years without a service? I think I can guess a couple of the problems then...

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Too right.A couple of leisurely hours servicing at home pre-season is way better than waiting for a Breakdown wagon

Grim-Lock · 11-03-17, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by chris heron

unsure, as I'll be getting her serviced as I said in may

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I would thoroughly recommend a new filter and fresh 10-40 oil to start with since those are super simple to self fit and the current stuff is probably Tarmac at this point

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R1ffR4ff · 11-03-17, 12:35 PM

"Tarmac" ROTFLMAO

11-03-17, 09:45 AM	#1
chris heron Guest Posts: n/a	Is it just a battery issue or is she allergic to the cold Hi All Firstly great forum...long term reader and loiterer, now im posting... Right my 05 pointy..I adore her with all my heart...however when starting off from cold she starts off the button....but she has got to get up to at least 55 degrees before i can rev her properly without her dying...once she is up and running she is fine....at low revs on a cold engine i can gently and smoothly rev her to warm her up, but if i give her a few more berries and come off the throttle when she is not yet up to about 55, she will die. I have come from jap inline 600s and this has never seemed to be an issue with them (im not going back to inlines tho!!) Guys, reassure me that this is normal behaviour from my sweetheart cheers

11-03-17, 10:16 AM	#2
Grim-Lock Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rainham, Essex Posts: 143	Re: Is it just a battery issue or is she allergic to the cold Unfortunately no, I would say this is not normal behaviour. You should expect some roughness with a cold start to instant set off but chugging out is abnormal... When was your oil + filter last done and also your fuel filter should be checked is my uneducated and certainly unqualified guess Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-03-17, 11:15 AM	#3
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,068	Re: Is it just a battery issue or is she allergic to the cold Not a battery issue or it just wouldnt start.So it will be a mixture issue in that it is running too weak when cold but gets better when the engine is warm.Possibly the temp sensor that controls cold start and warm up? __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

11-03-17, 12:14 PM	#4
chris heron Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is it just a battery issue or is she allergic to the cold it was serviced a couple of years ago before i got it a few months ago but i will be putting her through a service when mot is due in may, hopefully the problem may get ironed out with a service guys?

11-03-17, 12:18 PM	#5
R1ffR4ff Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: JAMOADR(1999 Curvy) 36,000 miles Posts: 1,429	Re: Is it just a battery issue or is she allergic to the cold What is the condition of the spark plugs? When were they last checked for condition and gaps? __________________ "Stultus est sicut stultus facit" Last edited by R1ffR4ff; 11-03-17 at 12:23 PM.

11-03-17, 12:21 PM	#6
Grim-Lock Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Rainham, Essex Posts: 143	Re: Is it just a battery issue or is she allergic to the cold Few years without a service? I think I can guess a couple of the problems then... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-03-17, 12:24 PM	#7
chris heron Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Is it just a battery issue or is she allergic to the cold unsure, as I'll be getting her serviced as I said in may Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

11-03-17, 12:35 PM	#10
R1ffR4ff Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: JAMOADR(1999 Curvy) 36,000 miles Posts: 1,429	Re: Is it just a battery issue or is she allergic to the cold "Tarmac" ROTFLMAO __________________ "Stultus est sicut stultus facit"

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