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Hey guys

I took 09 ninja (900km odo) for a test ride today, before I got to the test ride stage, the cold start was rather bad; it took a number of attempts (even with choke) to kick over. I let it idle for 5 minutes once started, turned it off, re-started; kick over issue returned. Repeated the process, let it warm for 5 minutes took it for a 10 minute ride, turned it off & it started okay.

The bike appeared to have not been riden in a while as it was rather dusty sitting in the garage and there was less than 1/4 tank of fuel left.

Do you think its the battery, fuel gone bad or is cold start a known issue with these bikes?

Other than this & a loose chain; we couldnt find any other fault with the bike. It is due for its 1k service shortly.

Cheers

Bike batteries in general drain fairly quickly in the cold, especially if they haven't been ridden in a while, as you indicated. Always handy to have a charger

Good luck with your purchase

I would hazard a guess that its either fuel going bad or battery that just needs some time on a charger or regular kicking over. If the rest of the bike is fine and you can negotiate the $200 odd bucks for the service as part of the price its a good honest LAMS bike! Good Luck

Service due was used as a part of the negotiation, the cold start appears to be due to a lack of riding; she's starting first go now.

Cheers.