Holding throttle to keep running first start after a week...

[Garz747]

My 2019 Tracer is only ridden weekly and has extremely low kilometers.  Runs great but some starts after sitting for a week or more require

me too keep the throttle cracked open to keep her running ? Wondering if anyone else has seen this... 

[skipperT]

What maintenance have you performed? Spark plugs, TB sync, and valve clearance?
is the battery original? Is it kept on a tender? Is the Fuel fresh?

-Skip

[Garz747]

My bike only has 3000kms on it.  I did not do the TBS. Running Shell super.

[Garz747]

Ive read some older posts that say a weak cell in the battery can cause this no idle start problem. It happened on a warm engine yesterday. The bike was bought new in 2020 so suprised if battery is toast already.  Always kept on maintainer during winter and shows fully charged green light after 2 min on charger.

[Ride365]

Batteries fail when they fail, you can never go by how old they are. If your bike turns over good, then doubt it's the battery causing any issues. Throw in a new battery and see what happens, very easy first item for troubleshooting........."batteries do strange things". I also do not keep my battery connected to a trickle charger ever, I just give it a charge overnight if it's been a good bit during the winter months since I have ridden, I just don't trust a battery minder or trickle charger to stay connected. Not sure how much would affect things, but make sure your throttle free play is within spec. 

[Garz747]

Previous posts have stated that  a weak cell wont keep the motor running on a startup.  This is why i was asking. Also just "throw" a battery in? Im embarassed to tell you my bike has only 3200 kms but it was built 4 years ago- so maybe the battery is on its way out.  It turns over okay but never started immediately even after letting fuel pump prime as others have advised fwiw.