Stalling the 1200

[Joyseeker]

i've been stalling deliberately, and not, my 1200 to see how to get it fired up again and to safety.

i'm un-nerved and left uncertain. with all the safety features built into the bike you just can't hold the clutch in and hit the start button.

i haven't worked out yet when the 1200 will start up immediately. sometimes it will in 1st. sometimes not immediately in neutral. never in 2nd or 3rd.

any experience of this and what have you found is the best way to fire up immmediately?

(remember my side stand is up as i'm in mid ride.)

 

[Russ]

I stalled the damn bike by accident!

You have to pull the clutch ALL THE WAY IN to the grip otherwise it doesn't start, then thumb the starter

You learn this very quickly at the head of a queue when the lights go green

 

[Joyseeker]

You have to pull the clutch ALL THE WAY IN to the grip otherwise it doesn't start, then thumb the starter

it works for you then

 

[Russ]

it works for you then

I presume yours doesn't then...

Stall it, pull the clutch all the way, count to 2, then thumb the starter

that should work

 

[Joyseeker]

2 secs is a long time when you have traffic baring down on you..... i'll try what you say in 1st 2nd and 3rd.

 

[Russ]

2 secs is a long time when you have traffic baring down on you..... i'll try what you say in 1st 2nd and 3rd.

i didn't say two seconds...

Stall, swear, pull back clutch, one, two, crank.

Whole lot should only take about 2 or 3 seconds from stall to restart.

Make sure you aren't holding open the throttle!

In actuallity it should crank straightaway if you stall it, just get that clutch all the way back! Don't know how you've got the adjuster set on the clutch handle itself, mine is quite a way away from the grips so i can quickshift with my fingertips rather than having to put my whole hand around it

 

[Alte Wolf]

I presume yours doesn't then...

Stall it, pull the clutch all the way, count to 2, then thumb the starter

that should work

Oh dear,

Sounds like a rear end shunt

 

[Tim Cullis]

I deliberately stall the bike when waiting at level crossings and other stops on slopes, as I get p*ssed off listening to the brake servo whistling away. So I leave it in first gear, then when ready to go, just dip the clutch and thumb the starter. Works fine every time.

As I have short fingers I have the lever adjusters all the way in.

Tim