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well, I adjsuted the fast idle cable and it starts a little better, but not like I think it should. Who knows??????? I am going to try shooting a little ether (starting fluid) into the air horn and see what happens. If it starts right up, then I figure it is a fuel problem, either not enough or just...

I don't know if this will work on this bike but I have used it on others. Put the bike center stand on a couple of pieces of 2x6. You do this one side at a time but rocking the bike so one leg of the center stand comes off the ground. slide the 2x6 under then rock the bike up on the other side and s...

we may be talking about minor differences here. I kinda expected this to start like the K1100LT I had. It seemed it would just start at any temp, at any time, without any fuss at all. I kind of expected this one to do the same without a lot of cranking and fussing. Bill

thanks taosports for the picture. I need to get some kind of shop manual, probably start with a clymer. too many things I don't know. If this is a problem with all these bikes, there must be a fix. The thing I can think of is to fool the computer into thinking it is colder out than it really is, the...

thanks for all the replies. As I said, I am a completer newby to this bike and have a lot to learn. I tried resetting the motronic, but of course there is no diagram anywhere I can find as to WHAT fuse to pull. No diagram under the seat or around the fuse box, no diagram in the operators manual. som...

I wouldlike to know exactly what the cold start lever does, what is its function?? I know it is not a "choke" in the normal sense. Is it mechanical or does it send a signal to the motronic to send more gas to the injectors, or is it just a electronic fast idle??? I don't suppose there is a...

It does idle at about 1100 when warm. Bill

Cold means in this case about 30 degrees F. I think it should start right up in temps like this. Bill

we just bought a used 2002 R1150 R with 20,000 miles. the dealer said he put in a new battery. This bike doesn't start well in this cold weather. You have to crank it three or four times until it fires. then crank it a couple of more times and it will fire some more, but then to get it to run you ha...