2010 1250 Bandit - Can't start when warm

Hi all.

I have had this twice now with my bike.  A cold start is fine.  But when I pull into a shop, and try to start soon after, there is no response, feels like a flat battery.  I took it into the local Canberra Motorcycle Centre and they replaced the battery in May this year - fixed.  But I am starting to have the same issues again, and today it just didn't start at all.

Apart from battery, any ideas on what it could be?  I am a car guy and I would say it was the alternator, but not quite as confident with bikes.

Thanks

Chook had this issue .............might also be yours  .  https://nswbandits.forumotion.net/t6826-cranks-fine-cold-acts-like-flat-battery-when-warm

Yep, it's 99.9% your starter

Yep, the starter.  Totally stuffed.  I have had this problem since I bought the bike with only 7,000kms' on it.  Now 40,000 and it runs better than ever.

Glad you got to the bottom of it .

I'm glad you've got it sorted.

Mine had done over 50,000 when it died, from new I could always smell a slight electrical smell when it was hot, I haven't smelt the same odour since the new one was fitted, even after riding to/from work on a recent 42 degree day

I think mine went south at 24k but it wouldn’t start cold when it finally jammed

I have replaced my fuel pump, filter, and ultrasound cleaned the gauze filter in the pump housing, the bike will prime and I have checked that I'm getting spark to all plugs, will turn over but it tries to start but won't fire up, I can't think of anything else, has anyone got an idea what I can do next? Many thanks,

Try cleaning the CKP connector, its one of the connectors that sit just above the starter motor.
It only has two wires, red/black and red /yellow, my son had this problem with his 1250 and the connector was full of crap, a quick clean and it was good as new.
The connector isn't well sealed from the elements.
Hope this helps.

Thanks for that, I'll give it a go, it turns over fine but won't fire up, it tries to but won't catch. Doing my head in.