R1150R Starting Issues ?

[dlearl476]

A friend has a relatively new R1150R. He's asking me about some cold start issues he's having. When he starts the bike, he's finding it's very critical how and when he adds throttle. Too soon and the bike dies, too late and it seems like there is a slight delay in the injectors injecting.
Don't have a lot of experience with the modern FI bikes. My K75 simply works. I know my other FI bike (triumph sprint) and my FI cars simply start themselves, no need for any throttle any time.
Anybody have any thoughts or advice?

[jdiaz]

Is he using the cold start lever correctly? Maybe the cable has stretched and is not opening the butterflies enough.

[dlearl476]

Is he using the cold start lever correctly? Maybe the cable has stretched and is not opening the butterflies enough.

Bike is new, <3500 miles. He's doing the start proceedure by the book.

[Cliffy777]

i never read the book, but i start the snow queen (and the one before that and the r1100 before that) with the throttle lever up and rarely crank the throttle and she starts fine 97% of the time in the cold.
did he take it in for the 600 mile tune and have things synced?

[BradfordBenn]

I do have to agree that I was having to add some throttle during the first few seconds of idle. I checked with my local shop,... RIP .... and once I had the throttle bodies resynched it was all good and no more need to blip the throttle.

[dano]

I have almost 18K on my 2003 RT, and I've yet to use the fast idle lever. :dunno

When I'm ready to hit the road, the key gets switched on, I wait about 3-4 seconds, and hit the starter button, give it about 10 seconds to get it's blood circulating, and I'm off and down the road. :thumb

[username]

my 02 r1150ra coughs and sputters a bit on the first try then with a blip of throttle, gets itself going.

[dlearl476]

Good news, my friend Eric reported that if he gives it a few more seconds between key on and starter pushed, it works fine. Based on some of the posts I read re: the f650 Surging and Stalling debacle, it was one of my suggestions.
He did have the 600 miler done at the dealer.