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I have a 1996 Yamaha SECA II that I bought last year about this time. Ran fine all summer and found out later that it was VERY cold blooded. After taking in a few times the dealership decided it was because my battery wasn't holding a charge, so I bought a new one. Fastforward to now, after being ga...

Alright, after reading some of your suggestions and other posts on the forum I thought it might be a vacuum problem. Lo and behold when I set my petcock to PRI it has started twice in the cold with no problems. I hope this finally identifies my problem and I can get it fixed eventually, but for now ...

A little more information since I couldn't be specific in my original post. The bike starts fine on warmer days, so I'm almost sure it's temperature related. Secondly, I'm pretty sure it's not electrical because I do have a motorcycle battery charger and I had charged both the new and old batteries....

Bought the bike earlier this summer and had no problems until it started getting cold. Now the bike won't start at all. Took it into the local Yamaha dealer and they said the battery wasn't holding its charge so they replaced it. The problem persists, I'd rather not take it back to a shop that didn'...