Hearing some issues and I plan to pick up mine on Thursday. It isn't too late to back out so I just wanted to check.

If it is just that the battery is too small, I can deal with that. My concern is the starter can't crank over the compression.

Thanks,

jon

 

All the ones that I have ridden start perfect cold. Just can't be throttling it when you hit start cold. Choke on, no throttle until it fires.

 

Thanks.

I've read a few posts stating the engine turns over really slow. I was trying to figure out if it was due to a small battery or if the starter isn't strong enough to overcome the compression. I don't mind fabricating for a bigger battery. I am sure it won't be long until someone offers a new cage supporting a larger 400ex style battery if this is the problem. An undersized starter would be a bigger problem.

Any issue starting it once it is warmed up?

 

Mine always fires right up...cold or hot. You just can't give it any gas while trying to start. The starter spins the motor over perfectly fine.

 

A few things I think need to be considered here. First, the type of battery that the 06 450r comes with is pre-charged from the factory, unlike most other models. The battery may have been sitting for months without being given additional charge. I think it's safe to say that not all dealers "top" the battery's charge off when they PDI the unit. This could make the fist few starts of some people's bike a little slow. Secondly, if you give the unit gas when hitting the starter button it will start poorly if at all.


Anyone that owns an electric start bike of any kind should always put it on a trickle charger when they are not riding it or they will eventually have starting issues and need a new battery. You can get a battery tender that some with a pig tale that you can keep on your battery for easy hookup. I work at a dealer and have had a million people with battery problems come in and say "I let my other bike sit for a long period of time and it starts fine every time." Well for every time this is said there was a bike that would handle that and one that went dead. Hope this helps.