99 Nomad hard starting cold weather

chukzelda · 10-05-2010, 05:19 AM

Hi all,

I picked up a 1999 Nomad this summer with 58,000 miles. It's been running just fine and is a fantastic bike to ride - a real mile eater.

Now that the weather is getting cooler, the bike is much harder to start. Last two times with the temperature at 50-55 degrees, I've spent 10 minutes each time get it started. Here is how it goes.

* starter turns over the engine but it just doesn't catch
* using the choke doesn't seem to make any difference on starting
* Holding the throttle full open helps sometimes but not always

Is this normal? Anything I'm doing wrong to get it started? Something going wrong on the bike?

Thanks
Chuk

zoom45 · 10-05-2010, 06:18 AM

Could be the battery is weak. Check for corrosion in the main fuse plug behind the coolant tank. That was causing my start problems on a 2000 carbed model.
Zoom45

nightmare · 10-05-2010, 08:45 AM

I agree with Bobby, mine does the same when the battery has been weak, plenty of volts not enough amps

AlabamaNomadRider · 10-05-2010, 09:07 AM

Get the battery checked to determine if it is weak. If you don't have a battery tender I would highly suggest you get one. Keep it hooked up when you aren't riding. If my bike is sitting in the carport it is hooked up to the battery tender.

10-05-2010, 05:19 AM	#1
chukzelda Jr. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1	99 Nomad hard starting cold weather Hi all, I picked up a 1999 Nomad this summer with 58,000 miles. It's been running just fine and is a fantastic bike to ride - a real mile eater. Now that the weather is getting cooler, the bike is much harder to start. Last two times with the temperature at 50-55 degrees, I've spent 10 minutes each time get it started. Here is how it goes. * starter turns over the engine but it just doesn't catch * using the choke doesn't seem to make any difference on starting * Holding the throttle full open helps sometimes but not always Is this normal? Anything I'm doing wrong to get it started? Something going wrong on the bike? Thanks Chuk Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-05-2010, 06:18 AM	#2
zoom45 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Terry, Mississippi Posts: 1,434	99 Nomad hard starting cold weather Could be the battery is weak. Check for corrosion in the main fuse plug behind the coolant tank. That was causing my start problems on a 2000 carbed model. Zoom45 __________________ Bobby Risher Terry, MS Kawanow member # 124 South Central Group 2000 Nomad 1500 (carbed) 128,000 miles
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10-05-2010, 08:45 AM	#3
nightmare Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Antlers, OK Posts: 892	99 Nomad hard starting cold weather I agree with Bobby, mine does the same when the battery has been weak, plenty of volts not enough amps __________________ Victor "Nightmare" Golubowsky Moyers, Ok Kawanow/VBA # 304 Patriot Guard VROC OKVROC 2001 Kawasaki Nomad Turbo 1998 Harley Sportster Hardtail Bobber Custom 1983 Kawasaki GPZ 550
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10-05-2010, 09:07 AM	#4
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	99 Nomad hard starting cold weather Get the battery checked to determine if it is weak. If you don't have a battery tender I would highly suggest you get one. Keep it hooked up when you aren't riding. If my bike is sitting in the carport it is hooked up to the battery tender. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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