Monster 696 ... Cold Start Lever?

[Statler]

I was able to sneak a quick 30 mile run in this afternoon...just to get dumped on with a downpour in the last mile...

Despite that, I love the bike.  It obviously has much more power than my old 600 did. The suspension seems very nice, though I have done no tuning of that yet.  I'm in western, NY so finding a twisty road is often a chore, but I did get a chance to run it down a relatively winding 6 mile stretch of road a couple times and it handles great.  Seating position feels very similar to my 600, though the seat may slope downwards to the tank more than my last one.  It has a great exhaust note.  Not sure if it's just that much different, or the higher pipes make it more evident, but it sounds very tough.  It's geared quite high...might consider doing something about that.  When I first saw the bike, the tank seemed a lot larger than that of my 600, and I believe it is, but once riding, I never even noticed it.

As for performance, I'm trying to be careful with the break-in RPM's, so I have not horsed it all that much yet. 

Here are a couple pics from today's ride...





-Craig

cool.    do you have a "wish list" yet?   thanks for the pics.   Keep us updated when she's through the beak in miles.

[NAKID]

There is no fast idle lever on my S2R1K. I have never had a problem getting it started. Press the starter button ones, it cranks until it kicks over or until 7-10 seconds has passed...

[ducatiz]

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We'll let you know when you manage a funny response to a 696 thread.  So far you're shooting blanks.

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[Statler]

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I should have added one or two of these                   

my apologies   

[the ron]

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We'll let you know when you manage a funny response to a 696 thread.  So far you're shooting blanks.

i thought it was a true statement, I wasn't looking for humor

the " dial in the times before the 696 into my flux capacitor" ron

[Bad Kitty]

that bike should come with a NO-START lever, illthe ron

Do you ever just go away?  Do you ever actually resist the urge to comment?  Let us know when that urge becomes a successful concouring of your schitzophaenia.

[ROBsS4R]

I really take my fast idler on my 05 S4R for granted.

With out it my bike would be very difficult to start and keep running in till it warms up.

I never questioned it. Even coming right from the shop after a servicing I need to use it.

[the ron]

Do you ever just go away?  Do you ever actually resist the urge to comment?  Let us know when that urge becomes a successful concouring of your schitzophaenia.

sometimes my wife utters the same question.   wait, have you been talking to her? the t.v. is watching me......

the" i miss the bad kitty" ron

[slowrider]

cool.    do you have a "wish list" yet?   

Right now, the only thing I'd like to do right away is get the shorter tail piece for it that puts the license plate right up by the seat.  Other than that I'm just going to have some fun on it for a bit.

When using the fast-idle lever, you are never supposed to touch the throttle.  Not when starting the bike, not while bike is idling.

Grappa... I saw the comment in the manual about not hitting the throttle, what happens if you do?

-Craig

[somegirl]

Grappa... I saw the comment in the manual about not hitting the throttle, what happens if you do?

Not saying this is the recommended way to do things, but...

I don't let my bike (2007 M695) idle and warm up in the parking lot, as I live in an apartment.  I start and ride off immediately, taking it easy at the start.  To keep the bike from stalling at the first few stop signs, I leave the fast idle lever partially on for the first few blocks.  I have never had a problem from doing this.

I occasionally have spaced out and left the fast idle lever partially on for longer, and again, it hasn't caused any issues, but the bike does seem happier to have it off once warmed up.

[Grappa]

Grappa... I saw the comment in the manual about not hitting the throttle, what happens if you do?

-Craig

I don't have a clue, I just read it in my manual when I got the bike and took it for dogma.   

I don't let my bike (2007 M695) idle and warm up in the parking lot, as I live in an apartment.  I start and ride off immediately, taking it easy at the start.  To keep the bike from stalling at the first few stop signs, I leave the fast idle lever partially on for the first few blocks.  I have never had a problem from doing this.

I used to warm my bike up in driveway, till some neighbors expressed concern.  If I go out early morning, like I do on Sundays, I coast my bike down the hill from my house and start it up near entrance to the highway.  I fear the day that I coast my bike down this big hill and it doesn't start. 

[ROBsS4R]

Grappa... I saw the comment in the manual about not hitting the throttle, what happens if you do?

I have ridden 17k miles like this so far. My bike takes a while to warm up and I ride it with the fast idler on in till it gets warm enough I can turn it off with out the bike stalling on me.

[Big Troubled Bear]

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We'll let you know when you manage a funny response to a 696 thread.  So far you're shooting blanks.

Now that`s a funny response

BTW Slowrider very nice bike

[optiato]

I have ridden 17k miles like this so far. My bike takes a while to warm up and I ride it with the fast idler on in till it gets warm enough I can turn it off with out the bike stalling on me.

+1

I do the same thing.