GEN 3 starting issues

Now everything is OK! I think Pashnit is right and the cause is the gear, not so much the starter motor.I changed both
 
The one in the photo of Pashnit

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I have this problem with gen II and gen III. I'm not a mechanic but I picture the high compression pistons ending up in the wrong spot on hot days, making the battery seem weak. When it happens, I have learned to rock the bike back and forth in first gear a little bit and then do a restart. Has worked every time with both bikes!
 
Almost two years later (Mother's Day 2022), I got my second episode of hot start issue.

Things in common: Super hot day, and at around 1400. Went to the grocery store 3 miles down the road. About six traffic lights. Low speed so no time for air to cool things off. I shut off the engine, let the fan blow until it shuts off, and I leave.

Ten minutes later, bike wouldn't start. After two attemps and a desperate prayer, third time it started up like nothing. Thirty seconds total from seemingly having a dead battery to behaving like a new battery.

It's why since that first scary time in 2022, unless it's a road that lets me arrive with plenty of speed to keep the temp gauge at the 1/4 mark, I mostly ride after 1600 when the sun is far away and temperatures have dropped.
 
SPECIALFORCESOFGOD said:
Almost two years later (Mother's Day 2022), I got my second episode of hot start issue.

Things in common: Super hot day, and at around 1400. Went to the grocery store 3 miles down the road. About six traffic lights. Low speed so no time for air to cool things off. I shut off the engine, let the fan blow until it shuts off, and I leave.

Ten minutes later, bike wouldn't start. After two attemps and a desperate prayer, third time it started up like nothing. Thirty seconds total from seemingly having a dead battery to behaving like a new battery.

It's why since that first scary time in 2022, unless it's a road that lets me arrive with plenty of speed to keep the temp gauge at the 1/4 mark, I mostly ride after 1600 when the sun is far away and temperatures have dropped.
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what do you mean by 'super hot'? I am not heat-resistant myself anyroad...
 
SPECIALFORCESOFGOD said:
Almost two years later (Mother's Day 2022), I got my second episode of hot start issue.

Things in common: Super hot day, and at around 1400. Went to the grocery store 3 miles down the road. About six traffic lights. Low speed so no time for air to cool things off. I shut off the engine, let the fan blow until it shuts off, and I leave.

Ten minutes later, bike wouldn't start. After two attemps and a desperate prayer, third time it started up like nothing. Thirty seconds total from seemingly having a dead battery to behaving like a new battery.

It's why since that first scary time in 2022, unless it's a road that lets me arrive with plenty of speed to keep the temp gauge at the 1/4 mark, I mostly ride after 1600 when the sun is far away and temperatures have dropped.
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Mine was a short warm-up to get temperature in the oil, then a ten mile ride at 55 mph with outside ambient temp of around 50 degrees. I highly doubt mine is a temp issue. Highs are in the low 30’s this week so I won’t get a chance to ride again for a while. Time will tell. Still looks way cool in my shop!
 
Go Time said:
Mine was a short warm-up to get temperature in the oil, then a ten mile ride at 55 mph with outside ambient temp of around 50 degrees. I highly doubt mine is a temp issue. Highs are in the low 30’s this week so I won’t get a chance to ride again for a while. Time will tell. Still looks way cool in my shop!
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It's Suzuki's fault, we know that, but what if this is happening due to whatever flawed starter part needing a goldilocks temperature?

Yours happened in what would feel like Antartica to my bike. Mine happened in what would feel like hell to your bike.

Maybe it's expanding or contracting past a certain clearance. Just an ignorant theory. I haven't read the entire thread. I've gathered it's two versions of a starter issue with different causes.
 
I still don't think it's a hardware issue.
Opening the throttle is a repeatable fix.
This suggests a tuning issue. Table maps. @smithabusa does your gen 3 have this issue using a maxecu?
 
shade said:
I still don't think it's a hardware issue.
Opening the throttle is a repeatable fix.
This suggests a tuning issue. Table maps. @smithabusa does your gen 3 have this issue using a maxecu?
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not really but its kind of cheating, i can make the throttle open as much as i want during cranking in the maxx without having to move the throttle manually, change ignition timing during cranking etc.
 
smithabusa said:
not really but its kind of cheating, i can make the throttle open as much as i want during cranking in the maxx without having to move the throttle manually, change ignition timing during cranking etc.
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And that's kind of my point. Maybe the factory ecu tables don't account enough for temp or other variables.
 
The nightmare returns! After three perfect months, yesterday I had another problem turning on at the traffic lights and not even too hot! Started after 5 minutes and never did it again. I had changed the starter motor and gears. I'm desperate, even out of warranty
 
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