My bike just wouldn't turn on

[Spike4379]

Heya fellas.

This has happened twice on my new 3 month old bike -_-

Go to start it, just hear the starter and the bike never fires. wait, turn off and on again, fire it up and it starts.

Now today was real different. I had just come back from a ride, 2 bars of fuel left, 25 degree (celcius) weather, come back out 40 minutes later, take the cover off and fire, and it just keeps trying to fire but no bueno.

Turn off, turn back on, wait. Same thing.

Turn off, turn back on, wait, hold the button down for about 5 seconds and the whole time the engine fired one time and died.

Waited, turned back on, same thing, blip the throttle and it sets it all off and it started to go and was back to normal.

 

Anyone else experiencing this? It reminds me of when my old GS500 needed the choke opened up to help it start in the cold but surely the bike couldn't be running THAT lean?

its done 2050km and was serviced last week at 1400km. The new filter they put on is a K&N. I know its not relevant its just that's all that's happened.

[RIDER GUIDER]

Mine was a poor starter until I got two or three thousand on it. 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Spike4379 said:

Heya fellas.

This has happened twice on my new 3 month old bike -_-

Go to start it, just hear the starter and the bike never fires. wait, turn off and on again, fire it up and it starts.

Now today was real different. I had just come back from a ride, 2 bars of fuel left, 25 degree (celcius) weather, come back out 40 minutes later, take the cover off and fire, and it just keeps trying to fire but no bueno.

Turn off, turn back on, wait. Same thing.

Turn off, turn back on, wait, hold the button down for about 5 seconds and the whole time the engine fired one time and died.

Waited, turned back on, same thing, blip the throttle and it sets it all off and it started to go and was back to normal.

 

Anyone else experiencing this? It reminds me of when my old GS500 needed the choke opened up to help it start in the cold but surely the bike couldn't be running THAT lean?

its done 2050km and was serviced last week at 1400km. The new filter they put on is a K&N. I know its not relevant its just that's all that's happened.

 

[Spike4379]

35 minutes ago, RIDER GUIDER said:

Mine was a poor starter until I got two or three thousand on it. 

 

 

 

Interesting. I will keep an eye on it. I just assumed a new bike should be pretty much flawless you know?

[Rekiem]

This has happened once in muy T7 with 2500km.  After stop engine for 5 min. I go to start it, just hear the starter and the bike never fires. Turn off and on again, fire it up and it starts. 

Mine has 4400km right now.

[AZJW]

@Spike4379 This thread might help.

 

 

[TexasT700]

Some T7 have a sensitive key switch. It is easy to repeat this problem, at least on mine. If you don't click the key absolutely to on, it can end up a fraction shy of full on, where it will crank but not start. That may be why turning it off and on helps. Just make sure u turn it ALL the way to on. I have no prob if I do this.

[prowlnS10]

This may be your issue...some others have reported a hot start issue where the bike needs to sit for a few minutes before starting under certain conditions...sometimes the bike can get finicky if you do not wait for the fuel pump to fully pressurize before pressing the start button  

Tenere 700: Ignition Switch Issue - Will Not Start if Key Not Fully Seated in On Position Detent

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Yamaha Tenere 700, Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 ES, Ride Reviews

 

[lwmcvay3]

After reading through these two threads, I am remembering that the Can-Am Spyder had a similar problem and they performed a software update. They programmed in a throttle movement after shut down to eleminate some sort of throttle body vapor lock. Im not a tech so... I think that the throttle blip before starting should mostly cure it. YMMV

[Spike4379]

6 hours ago, lwmcvay3 said:

After reading through these two threads, I am remembering that the Can-Am Spyder had a similar problem and they performed a software update. They programmed in a throttle movement after shut down to eleminate some sort of throttle body vapor lock. Im not a tech so... I think that the throttle blip before starting should mostly cure it. YMMV

Interesting. So being a physical vapor-lock, any throttle movement should help it right? I might try just tristing the throttle to open it up after I turn her off.

Thanks for that idea its something simple I can try. I also read some people removing the charcoal can but I doubt that could be it.

8 hours ago, prowlnS10 said:

This may be your issue...some others have reported a hot start issue where the bike needs to sit for a few minutes before starting under certain conditions...sometimes the bike can get finicky if you do not wait for the fuel pump to fully pressurize before pressing the start button  

Tenere 700: Ignition Switch Issue - Will Not Start if Key Not Fully Seated in On Position Detent

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Yamaha Tenere 700, Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 ES, Ride Reviews

 

Thinking back to yesterday I may have been too quick to punch it on. I usually wait about 3 seconds but my problem is sometimes I just don't hear the fuel pump engage when I turn it on like I used to on all my other bikes.

[Colddog]

It’s the key, now you know, it won’t be an issue again!