TE449 Start up confusion

Hey Guys,

I wanted to try and find clarity on something my bike has been doing since the day I purchased it. I'm not sure if it is the way this technology works, or if I actually have an issue that needs to be addressed. When I hit the starter button, I let the fuel pump prime for the 3 seconds, I wait for the dash to display the words "race map ll," and then I fire up the bike. There are times where I go to start the bike, it cranks over about 10 times and then the dash goes blank with an unsuccessful start up. The bike remains unresponsive for at least 60 seconds before it allows me to start to crack over the motor again. If the second attempt results in the bike not starting the dash goes off again and I'd have to wait another 60 seconds before being able to attempt to start again. Is this how this is supposed to operate? I've never known if this was normal, but it leaves me feeling a bit uneasy when I deep in the woods unsure if I'll be able to start it up again. The bike runs excellent, it almost always fires up the first round, and I've had no major issues other than the alternator frying on me which I have replaced. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

Thank You,
JW

Check all your ground wires under the tank, all the way back to the battery

Bad cell In the battery. It is loosing voltage while under load and dropping below the low voltage min and then the dash drops out. After a few minutes it regains enough energy to try again.

Paw Paw

Good insight, I got the bike new and figured everything would be perfect, but I’ll check the grounds and see what there is to see. Thank you!

I cannot fully remember if this problem occurred while I had an acid battery, but do you think the earthx battery I’ve been using could be the culprit? This is my second earthx battery, when my alternator went bad the bike tried to stall out but I kept on the gas to get home and that might have fried the first one, but I’ve always felt kind of uneasy about having a lithium battery. It’s still fairly new technology and I was wondering if that was causing me issues too. Thanks for getting back to me.

if your bike has run in the last week, forget the doing the "prime"- just hit the starter normally (with or without cold start- depending on ambient temps). no throttle.