starting

hi guys, new to this site,excelent by the way, i thought i would share with you my experience of poor elec starting on a 02 501.no matter what i did it wouldnt start on the button but kicked first time,to cut a very long story short i have fitted a new stator, new 7 amp battery and the bob...

Hello, I have a 96' FE 501 that I purchased at an auction. After giving it a good inspection I found it needed a new stator. The stator was replaced with a new unit and the 40 mm PHM was re-built. The bike now starts with about 2-3 kicks cold and runs like a rocket after I played with...

Hello, I have a Mikuni TMR41mm on my 2002 650SM. It all began with starting problems on my bike. I began with pulling the choke out and then kicking.. :? but nothing. :cry: It just would not start, I tried putting petrol down the spark plug hole and it started immediately after...

For anyone interested I ran my 01 fe650e on the dyno yesterday. Engine has been rebuilt and has a ported head but otherwise totally stock. MJ 190,PJ 35 (now 56),NJ DR266,Needle K51 pos #3,Start jet 45 Idle mixture 2 1/2 turns out 52hp is about what I expected and it's a nice smooth...

hi guys sorry to go over the same old ground but i got a secondhand 650 fee on saturday and it s being an arse (old yorkshire saying )when its cold it will kick off ok but touch the button and the motor turns but doesnt attempt to fire but when its hot 2miles plus running it will start on the...

Can anyone give me any tips on starting or bike setup for starting a 1999 model fe600 (no electric start). The bike has been fitted with a manual decompression system at the cost of the automatic decompression. This is the only problem I have with an otherwise fine motorcycle and will cause me...