Cold Starting (or not starting)

Posted by gilesorton on Jan 06, 2019; 1:29pm
URL: http://silk-motorcycles.221.s1.nabble.com/Cold-Starting-or-not-starting-tp5001798.html

I have been have trouble starting my 700S (138) since it went into the garage for the winter.
Over the summer she always started easily, usually second kick, though she always needed about half throttle despite the manual telling me to keep the throttle shut.

However, having sat in a dry but cold garage for a month she would not start in November. I have been trying further since mid December. Battery is fully charged and delivering a good spark at the plug. The petrol is only 3 months old so should not be too stale?

I thought of using Easy start, but see that the air filter is fairly crude foam plastic around the intake to the carb so I do not want to risk highly volatile Easy Start on it as if it does not dissolve the foam it might dissolve the glue holding the bits of foam together. Perhaps if I took the filter off first Easy Start would be worth a go?

Any thoughts/suggestions would be gratefully received?