Re: HARD TO START
I actually did it AGAIN a few months later. Exactly the same result.
The next (only other time) time I did it I was ready mentally and went immediately to WOT. Still took a few nervous seconds, but she lit!
Mine is a 2012. She never has given me a start problem if I deliberately avoid more than one start attempt when she is cold.
The only other hard start I had was not letting her warm up before turning her back off when cold starting.
To me, it's her one "quirk" that I don't tempt her with. Considering all the AMAZING moments I've enjoyed around the world while perched on her saddle, I'll not complain.
As for your cold start clacking.......
Yep, that's the notorious gen1 cct taking its time oiling-up, pressure wise. A bit unnerving, I'll admit. But a simple remedy exists.
I ordered the gen2 cct, but before installing it I decided to go old-school and switched to manual.
Reminds me now of the bikes I grew up on. I just worry less with it. Although admittedly, I'm not a worrier by nature. And the Super Tenere isn't a source for much worry anyways.
I hate it when that happens! My first hard start was a result of this. I inadvertently let off the starter before she fired up. It was a brutal lesson.whizzerwheel said:Hello tomatocity...thanks for the thoughtful reply.
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...I think I inadvertently slipped off the starter button and stopped cranking before it started and then began cranking again.
I do get a lot, lot of clacking when the bike is first started and assumed that is the timing chain tensioner. <snip>
I actually did it AGAIN a few months later. Exactly the same result.
The next (only other time) time I did it I was ready mentally and went immediately to WOT. Still took a few nervous seconds, but she lit!
Mine is a 2012. She never has given me a start problem if I deliberately avoid more than one start attempt when she is cold.
The only other hard start I had was not letting her warm up before turning her back off when cold starting.
To me, it's her one "quirk" that I don't tempt her with. Considering all the AMAZING moments I've enjoyed around the world while perched on her saddle, I'll not complain.
As for your cold start clacking.......
Yep, that's the notorious gen1 cct taking its time oiling-up, pressure wise. A bit unnerving, I'll admit. But a simple remedy exists.
I ordered the gen2 cct, but before installing it I decided to go old-school and switched to manual.
Reminds me now of the bikes I grew up on. I just worry less with it. Although admittedly, I'm not a worrier by nature. And the Super Tenere isn't a source for much worry anyways.