Starting problems

Triumph Speed Triple 1050 Se 2010

I do 60 miles per day and this morning it is not starting
Temperature was down to -1c last night and the bike is garaged.
Yesterday morning it 'just' started, and in the afternoon it had no problem, but this morning is a no go.

It turns over one crank (3 pistons) and then the starter cuts off and I get the whine as the compression is released.
So I get a - chug, chug, chug, whine
I tried this about five times but stopped as I don't want to flood the engine.
The battery is less than 1 year old and is showing 12.6v, it is on charge now though.

Side stand is up
In neutral
Clutch in
Kill switch is in correct position

Does anyone else have this problem in low temperatures, is there a quick fix so I can get to work this morning rather than wait for it to finish the charge?

 

Battery is still charging, but I have ordered a replacement - Motobatt MBTX12U
Their website says this is the correct one for my bike and has a higher CCA of 200 compared to the current CCA of 180 on the Yuasa YTX12-BS

www.motobatt.com

Delboys Garage fitted one to a Tiger and the crank speed on start was twice that of the original.

Cost £50 plus delivery from M&P (£8.50 next day)

Hopefully I will get to work for this afternoon

Thanks for your replies guys

 

3 hours of charge and I was good enough to get the bike going.
Seems the cold just drained the battery, or my bike isn't charging it enough, doing 60 miles a day should be plenty to keep the battery topped up of course. I will run the multimeter over the bike and see what charge is going through...

 

What is this gizmo you speak of...sounds intriguing. Would be very useful on my bike.

 

Cheers for this Crispey, but at £40 it is pretty much the same price as the battery I have bought. Why us it wiring looms/accessories are so expensive

Thanks for linking though. I have not used Square Desls yet but will look at them in future, they are mentioned quite a bit on here.

 

Fitted the Motobatt last night, now I have a nice and positive start. No chug chug chug,she now goes CHChCh vroom.

(I have never been particularly good at onomatopoeia)

 

I have learnt a lot since my problems.
The wiring loom thing didn't work for me due to not enough room to install behind each headlight
On my 2010 Speed Triple I have upgraded the wire loom from the stator to a new rectifier and the wires go direct to the battery, bike now charges at almost 1volt higher
I also upgraded the loom to the starter motor
Replacing the existing wires with higher guage=less resistance, so I get a better charge and a stronger start