Deanos
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Hi everybody,
Just wanted to know if anybody had any further suggestions and/or possible solutions to this issue.
It's been happening to me for about 3 months now, but it is so unpredictable.
Firstly I thought it was from the cold in the mornings, but then the next cold morning, the bike starts up fine.
But it is really starting to bother me.
I checked valve clearances 2 weeks back and reset them to spec, some were slightly out.
The bike has 15700kms on it.
I ran fuel cleaner through it but it hasn't done a thing except change the smell!
I use a GoPro daily and can upload many vids of it starting and not starting, but it is almost the same as the first one.
The battery is only 9 or so months old, but I doubt it is that because when the bike doesn't start the starter can run full speed for at least 10 - 20 seconds before it eventually starts. No sign of any weak turning at all.
I also thought it was the Honda HISS system, turn on the key, then it takes a few seconds before the HISS light goes out.
I was turning on the key and starting immediately after the fuel pump stopped.
So I tried waiting 5 or so seconds then starting and this worked fine for a while, but it is doing it's thing again!!!!!!!!!
My local Honda dealer wants to charge me a ridiculous fee to diagnose this, and because it is intermittent, they want the bike for a week!
Not going to happen because this is my main transport.
So has anybody managed to find a solution to this yet?
Just wanted to know if anybody had any further suggestions and/or possible solutions to this issue.
It's been happening to me for about 3 months now, but it is so unpredictable.
Firstly I thought it was from the cold in the mornings, but then the next cold morning, the bike starts up fine.
But it is really starting to bother me.
I checked valve clearances 2 weeks back and reset them to spec, some were slightly out.
The bike has 15700kms on it.
I ran fuel cleaner through it but it hasn't done a thing except change the smell!
I use a GoPro daily and can upload many vids of it starting and not starting, but it is almost the same as the first one.
The battery is only 9 or so months old, but I doubt it is that because when the bike doesn't start the starter can run full speed for at least 10 - 20 seconds before it eventually starts. No sign of any weak turning at all.
I also thought it was the Honda HISS system, turn on the key, then it takes a few seconds before the HISS light goes out.
I was turning on the key and starting immediately after the fuel pump stopped.
So I tried waiting 5 or so seconds then starting and this worked fine for a while, but it is doing it's thing again!!!!!!!!!
My local Honda dealer wants to charge me a ridiculous fee to diagnose this, and because it is intermittent, they want the bike for a week!
Not going to happen because this is my main transport.
So has anybody managed to find a solution to this yet?