I know this horse has been fairly well beaten, but none of the situations seem applicable to my bike's problem.
Namely, when it's recently unridden, and thermally cold (e.g. sitting in my garage overnight, or it's parked after work), it really does not want to start. It starts a BIT easier in summer, but not much easier.
I've replaced the Reg/Rect with an OEM replacement, gapped/replaced the plugs myself, checked the fuses and leads, and replaced the batt with a 390 CCA lithium batt. It cranks well, but does not "catch."
I read about the R1 having a too-rich mix to start quickly (the exhaust does smell like gas when it starts), and I usually do the "cheat" I read about (start fails, so turn key off, then kill switch off, wait 5 seconds, key on, start as usual), and that works but, even then, it still takes 5-8 seconds of cranking.
All of my previous bikes started in 2-3 seconds (4 on a rare bad day). My R1 killed the previous batt more than once, and I dislike cranking it for more than ten seconds. Ten seems way out of line.
Namely, when it's recently unridden, and thermally cold (e.g. sitting in my garage overnight, or it's parked after work), it really does not want to start. It starts a BIT easier in summer, but not much easier.
I've replaced the Reg/Rect with an OEM replacement, gapped/replaced the plugs myself, checked the fuses and leads, and replaced the batt with a 390 CCA lithium batt. It cranks well, but does not "catch."
I read about the R1 having a too-rich mix to start quickly (the exhaust does smell like gas when it starts), and I usually do the "cheat" I read about (start fails, so turn key off, then kill switch off, wait 5 seconds, key on, start as usual), and that works but, even then, it still takes 5-8 seconds of cranking.
All of my previous bikes started in 2-3 seconds (4 on a rare bad day). My R1 killed the previous batt more than once, and I dislike cranking it for more than ten seconds. Ten seems way out of line.