GTS Club

[bimota]

Hi guys can you help, bought my gts yesterday bikes as new only 5000 miles 1995, guy i bought it of has used it regulary over last 1000 miles no probs.
Yesterday on the ride home bike at his house fired up cold first time on the button, i did about 50 miles and stopped in a lay by for a drink was off 10 minutes, the bike then would not start plenty of life in battery coz it kept trying but it would not kick into life, called recovery but an hour later when they arrived bike had cooled down and it fired first time on the button again.
Then i travelled 90 miles rode perfect stopped for petrol put buy the time i had payed come back to bike tryed to start the same battery trying to fire strong signal but just would not start 3/4 of hour later tried again bag first time on the button rode home perfect.
any help pleas

[Daf]

Mine went through a phase of that when I first got it, make sure you don''t touch the throttle when you first push the starter button, not even a tiny bit, until the engine fires.
if it won't start leave it a few minutes before trying again.

Mine only does it if I have left it standing for a few weeks I think it sulks....yours is probably upset at being sold. try talking to her nicely if you raise your voice or swear it will never start.

[bimota]

HI DAF,
could you ring me for a chat i am here at mo.

01656 869011

rob

[rooyenan]

[Pachi]

Yes. The contact on the key can be the solution. Mine sometimes wont start even with a strong battery output, but if I turn the key off and then turn it on again, it will start inmediately. Something to do with a loose contact inside, I guess. This tip notwithstanding, follow Daf´s advice: do NOT touch the throttle when hot-starting the bike.
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[13blades]

Check your idle speed also. If set too low on a warm engine I've heard it cause that problem and your bike sounds like it has been sitting.

[bimota]

hi guys,

how do you check idle speedo, i am a only ride kind a guy.

thanks rob

[rooyenan]

Don't check your idle speedo... It will be zero

Check the revcounter. With idling engine it should be 950 - 1050 rpm.
Adjustment is easy: turn the adjuster screw (located on the right side of the motorcycle, visible trhough a hole in the chassis beneath the seat) in to increase, out to decrease the rpm.

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[wheeler]

also check yourbattery conections if they are clean and tight...loose conections also cause similar problems...

[the dude]

Hey I had a bike that did that, not a GTS, anyway turned out it was a coil,
except it would die I did not have to turn it off, but after it cooled would start, sounds like the other guys may be right, pm 24 he know a heck of a lot, also contact cleaner at conections such as wire plugs, and that big one under the tank, helped me with some isues.
Good luck
The Dude

[24c]

...and the answer was

FUEL PUMP

Just got an email from Rob aka bimota. I do remember saying the single most likely fault with a low mileage GTS will be the fuel pump. I have seen this numerous times (four) now, but I have never had the engine run and then stop sometime later, as usually the fuel pump stall causes the fuse to blow within the first attempts to start.
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[bimota]

thanks Mike,
yes fuel pump problem, luckly it was replaced with a SUZUKI GSXR1000K6
And a little bit of wireing done but now perfect.
Ha Mike still waiting for your address so i can send your camshaft sensor back.
all the best
ROB