murdock2002 said:
I only ask because my new 2015 will be arriving in a few months and want to figure out what to expect/do if the engine Does not fire up when I only hit the ignition.
While this issue does exist, it is not something that occurs on a regular basis. Certain behaviors seem to create the hard start condition, but it's more a matter of 'don't do that' and be aware of the issue, so if it occurs to you, you know what to do before aggravating it into a bigger problem. Don't stay up nights losing sleep over this issue. Many people never experience it, or only experience it on rare occasions. I have had it occur in the garage and on a trip, (very cold morning, bike left outside all night, killed the bike because I forgot to put the side stand up and dropped it into gear, then on a steep incline out of the hotel driveway, stalled it, then encountered the hard start. Following the procedure below got the bike started w/o needing to jump to another battery.)
Don't fire up a cold bike, then shut it down w/o fully warming it up, especially if you will then be leaving it for a day or more. This often has occurred in the past when someone pushed a cold bike out in the driveway to wash it, washed the bike, then fired it up to move it back into the garage, then left it for a few days. Next time they attempted to start the bike, they suffered from the hard start issue.
Most important, simply understand that if the bike does not start the first time, follow this simple routine: Turn the kill switch to stop, turn the key off, wait 30 seconds, turn the key back on, turn the kill switch to run, open the throttle 3/4 to WOT, then push and hold the starter. If the bike fires up, release the throttle once it starts running smoothly and it will idle normally. If it doesn't fire up in 20-30 seconds of cranking, STOP. Repeat the cycle outlined after 30 seconds to a minute of waiting with the key off so the starter has some cool down time. Keep repeating the cycle until the bike starts. You may need to jump with a car battery so as to not wear down the bike's battery before it starts.
NOTE: Car battery, Truck battery, etc, as long as it's a 12 volt system will not hurt the bike.