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Hard to start when its hot.

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Now my 1100 is doing this, I've had my starter apart a few months ago and everything was within spec. Could the heat itself make the starter work poorly? After going for a rip I have to wait half an hour for it to start properly, if I try right away the bike won't turn over at all. After riding for a few blocks the bike won't start either so it happens quickly. If I'm at home working on the bike I can start it over and over again with no trouble. :(

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance, Steve
 
Don Lobacz said:
I would not recommend doing it at all, ever. I was hoping some of the electrical technicals would jump in and fill in details.
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The battery in a GS electrical system does act as a "filter" for the power supply (R/R) although, it should not hurt anything by removing the battery from a running bike. I still wouldn't do it cause I don't know how the regulator is put together, not having a schematic of it.
 
srivett said:
Now my 1100 is doing this, I've had my starter apart a few months ago and everything was within spec. Could the heat itself make the starter work poorly? After going for a rip I have to wait half an hour for it to start properly, if I try right away the bike won't turn over at all. After riding for a few blocks the bike won't start either so it happens quickly. If I'm at home working on the bike I can start it over and over again with no trouble. :(

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance, Steve
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Steve,

I have seen dozens of hot starting problems caused by heat. 99% of the time, a new starter (rewound, not just rebuilt) will solve the problem.

Batteries do not generally fail in high temp. It's the cold that lowers output, not heat.
 
basaraj said:
srivett said:
Now my 1100 is doing this, I've had my starter apart a few months ago and everything was within spec. Could the heat itself make the starter work poorly? After going for a rip I have to wait half an hour for it to start properly, if I try right away the bike won't turn over at all. After riding for a few blocks the bike won't start either so it happens quickly. If I'm at home working on the bike I can start it over and over again with no trouble. :(

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance, Steve
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Steve,

I have seen dozens of hot starting problems caused by heat. 99% of the time, a new starter (rewound, not just rebuilt) will solve the problem.

Batteries do not generally fail in high temp. It's the cold that lowers output, not heat.
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Just to reinforce that look at my last post in this thread. The starter just needed a good cleaning in this case but would not work at all anymore until I did. Now it works like a new one. See the final post.
See it here --> http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/viewtopic.php?t=20750&start=30
 
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