I was surprised to see that the 2007 700 FI does not have a pull start. I have been thinking about this for awhile. If the battery is weak, what are the options? It can not be push started. I have tried several times on a steep bank and the wheels are contained by the tranny. The compression release also impacts that attempt. I carry a set of jumper cables, but am not sure they will help. It seems that the computer needs clean voltage to operate. The jumper battery could start the Gizz, but the Grizz will stop as soon as the cables are removed.

Any thoughts on why Yamaha eliminated the pull start and what are the options when the battery weakens in a remote area?

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Honestly I wonder how many people who have pull start on the machines have actuallty used it....I have never used mine, but then again it is not that old....Just curious.

I would imagine that it could be jumped with cables just fine.....hmmmmm

 

I thought I was going to need a pull starter for my Grizzly 700 this morning. We had returned from a weekend long ATVing trip, and as we approached our home, which is at a much higher elevation than where we had been riding, the temperature just kept dropping. By the time we were home the trucks outside thermometer said it was 3 degrees outside. To make a long story shorter, the Grizzly 700 would not start. The YFZ 450 started, the YZ 450F started, the two stroke KTM 300 XC started, but not the only fuel injected one. There is no choke, and you can't try different throttle settings. All you can do is keep your hand off the throttle, and sit there and push the start button. I would push the start button for 10 seconds, then let the starter motor rest for 30 seconds or so, and then try again. It took five minutes, and a nearly dead battery before the Grizzly 700 started. Our driveway is steep, and covered with snow, so I couldn't push the Grizzly into the garage and let it warm up. I thought I was going to have to back the Jeep into the garage and winch the Grizzly up the driveway. After this morning I could see the need for a back up starter on the Grizzly 700.

 

You don't need a rope starter very often, but when you do, if you don't have one, it's a real b#tch. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

I have a 2007 Grizzly 450 and I have the pull start and when you have to use it, it is practiclally imposible to pull start the engine because of the high compresion. You have to be very strong to be able to pull start it.

 

I bought some jumper cables the other day for my Grizzly, just in case. I was able to pull start my Sportsman 500 once with the rope, it sucked though!

 

I just bought my 700 Grizzley on Sat. Here in Colorado temps have been in the teens.
First drive out and the temp light came on when I was stoped for a minute. I started driving and it went out within 20 seconds or so. It came on again on another stop and again went out once I was moving. Turned out fan wan't plugged in! Fixed myself, guess I should ask for the prep fee to be reinburshed. :-(

Ok now next morning probably again in the teens for temp, the 700 wouldn't start. It would chug along with the starter, kind of sounding like it was trying to run, but as soon as I let off the starter it died. I tried about 7-8 times but only cranking for 10 seconds max each time. I then let it set for about 5 minutes and tried again. Now I did try to accelerate the throttle during this cranking and it just burped and quit. I finally cracked the throttle open just a tiny bit before I cranked and it started, I let off the throttle and it idled down just fine. Will be taking it back for this cold start problem. Damn that is the reason I bought it was so it would "always start in cold weather".

 

After my first 200 miles I did some maintenanace and found the air filter was not oiled???[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

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Could it be that ALL the EFI quads don't come with a pull start???

I woulder how the EFI computer works when you have a dead battery and are pullstarting your quad..............Another reason to buy a carb. model???

 

Not only do they not have a pull starter they moved the battery, the battery is not easy to get to either.. I wondered the same thing when my buddy got his new 07 700 grizz..
I really dont know what they was thinking? Really how often do you use the pull starter and how offten does a starter go out?, but I like the feeling knowing I have that pull rope on the side for the "just in case".