Monster 696 : problems at start up

[championmvp]

ive got an older monster 2001 600.they proper way to start IT up is beyond me.for some reason i cant give it any choke or throttle or it will only turn over.no choke or throttle and it could take me 10 minutes to get it started.had to push start it today.does that ring any bells as to what my problem could be.my thread in tech is monster still wont start.thanks guys

[Diavolo]

Bought the first 696 dark in Albuquerque, NM.  I went thru the spark plug wire thing and the harness recall.  I was REALLY tired of the hard starting and the general falling off of power from 3600-4000 rpm.  Finally took it in at 4500 miles and told them I didn't want it back until they fixed it.  Running Termi and chip, so fuel issues should have been eliminated.

They have had it for a week now.  They say only 2 in the country have been affected by whatever is wrong with it, which they haven't fixed yet.  If you are also troubled by the idle issues and the low power from 3600-4000 rpm... TAKE THE BIKE IN!!!

I still don't know what is wrong with it and I will post up when I find out.  The bike is under warranty and they fix it on their dime.  The more people that speak up and complain, the more attention this problem will get and the better off we all will be.

[lucaspin74]

Good morning folks...
i think i have solved the problem...i have runned the bike for at leat 5 months without a further problem..this is how i did..
Easily..always use the manual choke at every first start (at least any time the bike is not warm enough)..
Leave the bike at idle for 1 or 2 minutes..and it she will run without a single cough..
Thanks to everybody.
Luca

[vaderland]

I just bought my wife a 2010 model (yes, I'm an awesome husband, don't worry though, my Streetfighter is next ) and I called the dealer to schedule a drop off so they can take a look at it and the service rep started girlling me (in a nice way) on my start up procedure. He proceeded to tell me the difference between a choke and the fast idle lever and that if I don't do it right you can actually flood the engine.

Basically, as it sort of states in some previous posts, he told me to open that thing all the way (pulling it towards you if you're sitting on the bike), and he said it's supposed to start up pretty quick. Then just slowly back it down as the RPM's go up, to maintain that 2 - 3K RPM range. After a minute or so it should run constant with the fast idle lever off, but then he also said to let it warm up on idle for a bit. I haven't tried this yet (I have 2 hours till I'm back on the road), but I'll let you all know.

I will say that once it's warmed up, I haven't had any issues other than it feeling really highly geared and it doesn't seem very smooth under 3K, but maybe that's the norm? (Sorry, first Duc and first twin to boot).

[DAYS OF GLORY PAST]

My 696 now with 16500 mi. and it starts every time IF I use the fast idle all the way no matter if it is 45 or 105 degrees WHEN the motor is COLD . I don't know if anyone mention that the computer resets the throttle position every 3 times the ignition is turned on so it is important to have the fast throttle off when the system boots. The new  power commander has a cold start mode that the factory sys. does not or so I have read .